**** RCMP Media Release
Man charged with multiple offences in drug trafficking investigation
The Southwest Nova RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has charged a man with drug trafficking offences as part of an investigation that began in 2024.
On April 10, the Southwest Nova RCMP SCEU executed a search warrant at a home on Hwy. 203 in Ohio. Officers safely arrested a man and seized cocaine (1.1kgs), cannabis (3.3 kgs), unstamped tobacco (60K cigarettes), cash ($50K), paraphernalia associated to drug trafficking, and a machete.
James Edward Reid, 64, of Ohio, has been charged with:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Selling (cannabis)
- Selling Unstamped Cannabis – Excise Act
- Unlawful possession or sale of tobacco products – Excise Act
- Selling of Tobacco Products and Raw Leaf Tobacco
- Possession Tobacco – No Taxes Paid – Revenue Act, Nova Scotia
- Possession Unstamped Tobacco – Revenue Act, Nova Scotia
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Reid was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Barrington Provincial Court on June 11 at 9:30 a.m.
The investigation, which is led by the Southwest Nova SCEU, is ongoing and is being assisted by Shelburne RCMP Detachment, Bridgewater Police Service, the Criminal Intelligence Service Nova Scotia and the Department of Service Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the illegal sale of drugs, in their communities. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or using the P3 Tips app.
