08/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/23/2024 08:05
August 23, 2024 Borden Carleton - PEI police were engaged in drug enforcement yesterday on the Confederation Bridge which resulted in several kilograms of drugs seized and three people arrested.
Late in the afternoon on August 22, 2024 several PEI Police Units conducted a targeted traffic stop on the Confederation Bridge. Police seized 1 kilogram of cocaine, 1 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine (brick), a bag containing in excess of 500 pills including meth pills and other drugs, 101 cartons of contraband cigarettes and edged weapons. This seizure represents thousands of doses of illegal drugs.
"This seizure, along with the arrest of these three individuals, will have a significant impact on drug trafficking networks that try to operate on PEI, and demonstrates how the combined efforts of police agencies across the Island can address the illegal drug trade," says Chief Superintendent Kevin Lewis, PEI RCMP Commanding Officer.
This operation was led by RCMP General Investigations Unit with the assistance from
Dean John Fairhurst, Stephen Ronald Gass, and Mary Laura MacDonald of Prince Edward Island will appear in court in Summerside today and are charged with the following:
If you have information about drugs in your community please contact your local police detachment.