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Seven people, including three from London, face multiple charges after officers seized guns and nearly $250,000 in drugs, according to London police.
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August 5, 2022 • 20 hours ago • 2 minutes read • 10 comments Seven people, including three Londoners, face multiple charges after London police seized firearms, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and more $249,265 worth of drugs at homes on Sarnia Road and Princess Avenue. (London Police photo)
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Seven people, including three from London, face multiple charges after officers seized guns and nearly $250,000 in drugs, according to London police.
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The London Police Guns and Gangs Section, assisted by the Emergency Response Unit, searched homes on Sarnia Road and Princess Avenue on Thursday as part of an investigation that began in March.
Police seized weapons and drugs, 285 cartridges, 582 grams of the hyper-potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, 1,431 grams of methamphetamine, 149 grams of cocaine, various pills, digital scales and cell phones. Among the items seized by police were two guns, one that was stolen and another that had its serial number removed.
Police estimate the total value of the drugs at $249,265.
Highly addictive and up to 100 times more potent than morphine, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that has been implicated in much of the opioid drug crisis that has swept Ontario and the rest of the country in recent years.
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Three people from North York, aged 30, 25 and 22, a 21-year-old Londoner and a 29-year-old Toronto man are charged with six counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a restricted firearm or prohibited without a license, possession of a loaded firearm, two counts of reckless storage of a firearm and possession of a firearm obtained by crime.
The 30-year-old from North York and two other Londoners, aged 27 and 25, are charged with two counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of drugs, possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a license , holding of an unregulated firearm, two counts of reckless storage of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with and possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.
The 30-year-old also faces two counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited, while the 27-year-old Londoner and the 29-year-old Toronto man face an additional charge of possession with a firearm while prohibited.
The accused were due to appear in court on Friday.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call London police at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.