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Charlottetown police say officers seized a huge amount of drugs, including crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine, after arresting three people Monday. 

Police said in a news release that officers conducted a targeted traffic stop in the city Monday afternoon and arrested one man and two women. 

Shortly after the arrests, the force’s tactical response team executed a search warrant at a residence in Stratford. 

There, officers seized 2.8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 763 grams of cocaine, along with $5,800 in cash and several cell phones. 

Charlottetown police said in the news release that the street value of the drugs seized is an estimated $665,000.

Charlottetown Police have seized what they’re calling their largest-ever amount of fentanyl and crystal meth in a single bust. The city’s police chief says the seizure Monday, after three people from Ontario were arrested in a targeted traffic stop, will help …

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