**** RCMP Media Release
Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit charges three people involved in drug trafficking
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged three people as part of a drug trafficking investigation in Mountville
On February 25, in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, the PCISCEU, assisted by RCMP Police Dog Services, the Stellarton Police Department, Pictou County District RCMP and the Antigonish/Guysborough County District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence on Mountville Rd.
At the home, two women and a man were safely arrested. During a search of the property, officers located seized license plates and cell phones.
As part of the investigation, officers then conducted a targeted traffic stop of a Honda Civic travelling nearby on Mountville Rd. Officers arrested the four occupants, a man and three women, and seized cocaine, methamphetamine, diazepam, drug paraphernalia, and cash during a search of the vehicle.
Justin Kenneth Coady, 42, John Gregory Gerrior, 34, and Katelyn Rose Kirk, 33, have been charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Diazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
The two women arrested at the home and two of the female occupants in the Honda were later released without charges.
Coady and Gerrior were released on conditions. They are scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on May 26, at 9:30 a.m.
Kirk was held in custody and released by the courts on conditions. She will also return in Pictou Provincial Court on May 26, at 9:30 a.m.
Note: The PCISCEU is made up of police officers from Pictou County District RCMP, Westville Police Service, and Stellarton Police Service.
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**** HRP Media Release
Traffic stop leads to drug charges
A man and woman face charges after a traffic stop on Tuesday night.
On February 26, at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers observed a vehicle that was known to have been stolen, leaving a closed business in the 400 block of Windmill Road in Dartmouth.
The driver and passenger were removed from the vehicle and arrested at 12:55 a.m. without incident.
At the time of arrest, the passenger was in possession of a quantity of cash and drugs that police seized.
The passenger, Antonio Eben Carvery, 37, appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on February 26th to face charges of:
- possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.00
- possession of a scheduled 1 substance (x2)
- obstruct public-peace officer
- failure to comply with conditions of release order (x4)
- failure to attend court
Carvery is scheduled to reappear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date.
The driver, Zatora Sofia Hines, 34, was arrested for possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.00 and was released on an undertaking and scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date.
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