Drugs, a knife, and other items seized during a drug trafficking investigation in Norfolk County. Photo provided by OPP.Drugs, a knife, and other items seized during a drug trafficking investigation in Norfolk County. Photo provided by OPP.
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Two arrested after cocaine, knife seized

A man and woman have been charged in a drug trafficking investigation southeast of Tillsonburg that turned up a quantity of cocaine, dilaudid, and hydromorphone.

The OPP Norfolk/Haldimand community street crime unit stopped a vehicle on Pinegrove Road in Charlotteville as part of an ongoing investigation shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

The driver and a passenger were arrested. A search of the vehicle turned up an undisclosed amount of suspected cocaine and a prohibited weapon.

Police then searched a home on Norfolk County Road 21 in Wyecombe, seizing an unspecified amount of suspected Dilaudid, hydromorphone, and drug paraphernalia. Some cash was also found in the home.

A 49-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both from Norfolk County have been charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a weapon. The man is additionally charged with possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and disobeying a court order.

The woman also faces a charge of driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available.

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