Three men, including a teenager, are facing multiple drugs and weapons charges after Peterborough police executed a search warrant on Friday (August 9).
None of the men are residents of Peterborough.
On Friday, officers with the drug unit and the emergency response team executed a search warrant at a home in the McDonnel Street and Rubidge Street area. During the search, officers seized two loaded handguns, 177 grams of fentanyl, 55 grams of cocaine, 122 Dilaudid pills (hydromorphone), and over $3,000 in Canadian currency.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested a 23-year-old Pickering man, a 27-year-old Chatham-Kent man, and a 17-year-old Brampton man.
Each of the accused men was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking of a Schedule I substance – opioid (fentanyl), possession for the purpose of trafficking of a Schedule I substance – opioid (dilaudid), possession for the purpose of trafficking of of a Schedule I substance – cocaine, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.
All three men were held in custody and appeared in court on Saturday.
