File: 26-1120147
The Saint John Police Street Crime Integrated Enforcement Unit (IEU) have made an arrest in a drug trafficking investigation.
On August 19, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., IEU arrested a 43-year-old male without incident at his residence on the east side of Saint John.
Following the arrest, searches of the suspect and a residence on Old Black River Road, the following evidence was seized by police including:
A sum of currency
A firearm
A quantity of cocaine
Drug paraphernalia including packaging and digital scales
Contraband tobacco
The 43-year-old male was held in custody for a court appearance on August 20, 2026, charged with: possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of a firearm contrary to an order, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and careless storage of a firearm.
The Integrated Enforcement Unit consists of police officers from the Saint John Police, Kennebecasis Regional Police Force, New Brunswick Justice and Public Safety, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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