Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters on Christina Street. May 23, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters on Christina Street. May 23, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)
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Large quantities of fentanyl, meth seized in drug bust

A drug trafficking investigation has led to the seizure of a large quantity of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Sarnia.

At around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, Vice Unit officers were conducting surveillance on a unit in the 800 block of Wellington Street and spotted a suspect leaving the residence.

Police said searches of a suspect and the unit allegedly turned up 71.96 grams of fentanyl with a street value of $35,980 and 23.73 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $2,373.

A stolen bicycle and drug paraphernalia were also seized.

Joseph Austin Boose, 22, of Sarnia is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of property obtained by crime (the bicycle). He was being held for a bail hearing.

Police said three other people inside the residence at the time are charged with possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of property obtained by crime.

They were released on an undertaking.

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