(Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington)(Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington)
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OPP charge Leamington man after $100K drug bust

A Leamington man will have his day in court after the Ontario Provincial Police seized cocaine, methamphetamine, electronics, clothing, and a motor vehicle.

The OPP's Community Street Crime Unit searched a home on Robson Road near the Leamington Municipal Marina last Wednesday.

They also found $20,000 in Canadian and U.S. currency.

(Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington) (Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington)

The entire haul was worth more than $100,000, according to police.

Now, 29-year-old Jesse Lee Butt faces drug-related and possession of property obtained by crime charges.

The offences have not been proven in court.

Butt will appear in a Leamington court April 2.

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