Major drug bust in Blenheim [Video]

Chatham-Kent police have seized over $542,000 in drugs after an investigation in Blenheim.

On Sept. 5, shortly after 7 p.m., the CKPS Intelligence Unit and Critical Incident Response Team executed two search warrants as part of the investigation.

One warrant was executed on a vehicle and the other on a short-term rental property on Erie Shore Drive in Blenheim, which was being rented by the vehicle’s driver.

Police say a systematic search of the vehicle and residence found the following items:

• Fentanyl (approximate street value of over $500,000).
• Cocaine (approximate street value of $42,000).
• Approximately $2000 in Canadian currency.
• Mobile devices.
• Digital scale.
• Packaging material; and,
• Conductive energy weapon.

As a result, a 27-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C. was arrested and transported to police headquarters, where he was held pending a bail hearing.

He is facing the following charges:

• Two counts of Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon

As a result of bail hearing, he was remanded into custody …