Just before 2:00 p.m. on November 29, 2023, a member of our Community Response Unit (CRU) was on a bike patrol in the downtown core, when the officer witnessed an individual selling what were believed to be illicit drugs to another person. The officer was able to approach the two individuals without being detected and witnessed the exchange of cash for drugs.

Having witnessed the exchange, the officer called for additional units and stopped the two parties. The officer placed the individual selling the drugs under arrest.

Upon searching the individual, officers located additional drugs believed to be Fentanyl, a notebook, packaging materials and $160 in cash. In total, officers seized close to 17 grams of drugs with an estimated street value of $5,600.

53-year-old, Mario Durand has been charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA);

  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000  

Mario Durand was held in custody overnight and will attend Bail Court today, November 30, 2023 to answer to the charges.

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