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Leamington Man Facing Drug Charges

A 39-year-old man is facing a number of drug charges after police executed a search warrant in Leamington.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Tuesday, officers searched the home on Talbot St. E and seized 17 g of cocaine, 5 g of marijuana, Percocet pills, cannabis resin and Canadian cash, along with drug paraphernalia and a prohibited knife.

A 39-year-old Leamington has been charged with the following offences:

  • Possession of a Schedule I drug for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of a Schedule I drug
  • Possession of a Schedule II drug under 30 g
  • Possession of a Schedule II drug
  • Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order
  • Unauthorized possession of a weapon
He was taken for a bail hearing and remains in police custody.

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