Strathroy-Caradoc police cruiser. Photo via strathroy-caradoc.ca. Strathroy-Caradoc police cruiser. Photo via strathroy-caradoc.ca.
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Switchblade, $15K in drugs seized in Strathroy-Caradoc

Strathroy-Caradoc police seized more than $15,000 worth of drugs and a switchblade during an arrest late Tuesday afternoon.

Officers were arresting a man for allegedly failing to comply with a release order when they found 33 grams of methamphetamine, 23 grams of fentanyl, 80 tablets of oxycocet, one gram of cocaine, a switchblade knife, $2,100 in cash and a digital scale.

The drugs seized are worth an estimated $15,300, police said.

A 38-year-old Strathroy-Caradoc man is charged with five offences including possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited device, and failure to comply with release order.

He is scheduled to appear in London court on December 4.

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