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Ridgetown woman charged with drug trafficking

Chatham-Kent police have taken $36,000 worth of illegal drugs off the streets following a raid in Ridgetown.

Police said officers searched an address on Victoria Avenue in Ridgetown Tuesday night and seized $36,000 worth of cocaine and oxycodone.

They also recovered roughly $1,000 in Canadian cash, digital scales, cell phones, and packaging material, according to police officials.

A 59-year-old Ridgetown woman was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

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