**** RCMP Media Release
Antigonish County District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit charge two people in drug trafficking investigation
The Antigonish County District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged two people as part of a drug trafficking investigation.
On August 2, the Antigonish County District RCMP SCEU, with assistance of RCMP Police Dog Services and Antigonish County District RCMP, executed search warrants at two residences on Martin St. in Antigonish. The searches were the result of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking.
At the first residence, officers safely arrested two people and seized what is believed to be dried psilocybin mushrooms. Officers also seized a quantity of cash and drug paraphernalia.
At the second residence, officers safely arrested one person and seized cocaine, a quantity of cash, two cell phones and a machete.
Anthony Upshaw, 73, and Jerome Dorsey, 36, both of Antigonish, have each been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Trafficking Cocaine. They were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on October 30, 2024. The third person arrested was released without charges.
