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RCMP charge two men with offences related to drug trafficking
The Yarmouth/Clare RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged two men with offences related to drug trafficking in Yarmouth County.
On May 19, 2022, as part of a cocaine trafficking investigation, Yarmouth/Clare RCMP SCEU, executed a search warrant on a grey Ford Escape in Tusket that had been seized as part of an unrelated investigation. During the search, RCMP officers located and seized cocaine, a digital scale and a firearm.
On June 15, RCMP officers safely arrested a 52-year-old man at a home in Pembroke. During the arrest, a cellular phone was seized.
Eric Reginald Penney, 52, has been charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm when Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized.
Penney was released on conditions and will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on August 15, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
A second man, Devin Jeddry, 21, of Pembroke, has also been charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm when Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized.
The investigation was assisted by Yarmouth Rural RCMP, Meteghan RCMP, and RCMP Forensic Identification Services.
RCMP charge man with trafficking drugs
West Hants District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged a man with trafficking drugs in Windsor.
On June 16, 2022, as part of a cocaine trafficking investigation, West Hants District RCMP SCEU conducted an operation on Gerrish St. in Windsor. RCMP officers observed a 28-year-old Windsor man selling drugs. The man was safely arrested and during a search incidental to arrest, RCMP officers located and seized crack cocaine, money and a cellular phone.
Leonard Wade Greenough, 28, has been charged with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. Greenough was released on conditions and will appear in Windsor Provincial Court on August 23, 2022 at 10 a.m.
