For Immediate Release
Bridgewater Police Service – Media Release
Date: July 25, 2024
Subject: Police arrest five people following execution of search warrant (FILE 2024-977399)
BRIDGEWATER, NS – On Thursday, July 18, 2024, at about 11:00 a.m. Bridgewater Police Service executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDA) at a residence on Summer Crescent in Bridgewater.
Police arrested three adult males and two adult females, while also seizing an ounce of crack cocaine, an ounce of cannabis, prescription medication, and weapons.
As a result of the investigation, an adult female has been charged with:
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking under Section 5(2) of the CDA
- Two counts of possession of a weapon under Section 88 of the Criminal Code of Canada
The woman was released on an undertaking to appear at the Bridgewater Provincial Courthouse at 9:30 a.m. on September 11, 2024, for plea.
The investigation remains ongoing and additional charges may be laid.
If any citizen has information about this matter, please contact Bridgewater Police Service at 902-543-2464.
If you wish to make a report anonymously, you can do so via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Crime Stoppers does not tape or trace calls or subscribe to any form of call identifier.
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