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Five search warrants result in drug seizures, criminal charges

Published on December 1st, 2009
Published on Febuary 24th, 2010
Raissa Tetanish
Topics :
Cumberland District RCMP , Amherst Police Department , AMHERST , Mount Pleasant , Athol

AMHERST - In the past two weeks, five search warrants have resulted in a number of people facing criminal charges.

Since Nov. 19, four males and one female have been charged, or have charges pending, under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

"The Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit executes one search per week, if not more," said Sgt. John Berry with the Cumberland District RCMP.

On Nov. 19, the unit, with the assistance of the Amherst Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence in Amherst.

A 23-year-old male is facing charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and will appear in court at the end of December.

During the search, a quantity of cannabis marijuana, cannabis resin and drug trafficking materials were seized, along with cash and some unsecured firearms and weapons.

Four days later, a concerned citizen in the Mount Pleasant area called in a possible break and enter into an abandoned house after noticing the door looked like it had been pried open somehow.

The unit assisted members of the Cumberland District RCMP in the execution of the search warrant.

"Upon arrival to the house, the officers noticed the drugs inside," Sgt. Berry said.

A search of the residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 20 pounds of marijuana product.

"Charges are pending against an individual. Officers found some evidence that may lead them to an individual," he said, adding that whether or not charges will be laid will be determined in the future.

Two days later, on Nov. 25, the unit, with the assistance from Amherst Police, and the Parrsboro, Amherst and Oxford RCMP detachments, executed three search warrants.

One was a residence in Athol where charges are pending against a 59-year-old male after a "substantial amount" of marijuana and cannabis resin were seized, along with drug trafficking materials, marijuana production equipment and prohibited weapons.

The second search warrant was executed at a residence in Amherst where marijuana, cannabis resin oil and illegal tobacco were seized, along with drug trafficking materials and hashish.

A 42-year-old male and 31-year-old female were arrested and will answer to charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances and Revenue Acts in court on Dec. 14.

The third execution was another in the town, and charges are pending against a 23-year-old male.

A quantity of marijuana, marijuana plants and illegal tobacco were seized, as well as drug trafficking materials.

"None of these cases are connected. They were all individual executions that came from intelligence, or different sources," Sgt. Berry said.

rtetanish@amhersdaily.com

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    Janet
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:46:11

    Where on earth do you think addicts get their start??
    Do ya think they just decide one day to stick a needle in their arms? smoke meth??
    They wake up after a wonderful childhood and say ~ I think I'll sell my body so I can get high Mom & Dad~
    They leave their children with predators/boyfriends/girlfriends or random friends so they can party; get high; get drunk.
    They are so hungover the next day from their drug of choice that their children are left to their own devices on a continuous basis or older siblings are forced to be the caregivers.
    Where in god's green acre do you think it starts??? it starts with drinking in school & an 'innocent joint'. Plain & Simple! and if ANY of you think it doesn't than you need a serious dose of reality or a 12 Step Program yourselves. It does work :)

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    Just Me
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:46:08

    I agree with some of what you say Janet however I dont thinks its all the fault of the just drugs. I think if you look around at the one most of us know that have these addiction with drugs and ESPECIALLY alcohol you will find that a majority of these ppl have issues stemming from their home or upbringing. If they have a rough time growing up or and abusive father who drinks everyday they too may turn to drugs or alcohol to cope with the pain they endured. Its funny how if you watch the pattern of the family you will see that if you have a father/mother that is/was a drunk than there is a very good chance that one or all of the kids will follow in the same steps as its what they know as acceptable. I think huge majority of ppl in society have been able to experiment with pot and easily give it up without getting into hard drugs and selling their bodies and giving up their kids. However alcohol on the other hand is the so called acceptable drug of choice for many ppl that have a much harder time giving it up......

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    Jack on the rocks
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:46:03

    Here's and idea.Let the police harvest the pot,package it,and distribute to kids at the schools.STARTING with LB'S kids and all the negative posters from yesterdays articles kids.The cops are only trying to keep this from the kids so they don't end up as meth heads.Good job guys,don't worry about the negative posters,they're just mad ya got their stash.

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    CC
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:46:02

    Janet Dale,
    I think addicts get their start from cigarettes, alcohol, coffee. Why hemp is called the gateway drug is beyond me. I have done some research and found that hemp is non toxic and much less addictive than all 3. These all contain drugs, just the same as as hemp.

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    Fergus
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:59

    Janet Dale - You left the big first step out of the equation - ALCOHOL. Before they smoked mary jane,crack,meth,etc etc. a lot of people drank - Did they all turn into Crack Heads?? its the same with marijuana - not every person who has smoked is a crackhead or disfunctional. You can abuse alcohol just the sameas abusing weed. Its not the substance, but the user that decides

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    lb
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:59

    jack when its not worth selling by the drug dealers and on the black market....regulated by the gov as alcohol and tobacco then its proulb solved ...

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    jason
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:53

    Couldn't have said it better Jack

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    whatever
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:53

    The reason for them chasing down a little bit of weed davos is that 80 % of the time it DOES lead to hard drugs......so get your FACTS straight. Good job on the recovery guys. Keep up the good work.

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    Ron
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:46

    Meanwhile, hard drugs are peddled right beside the police station behind Tim Horton's as we speak.

    As for the comment yesterday ' a drug is a drug' - most of us has tried marijuana at some point. However, most of us have gone beyond that phase and have good jobs / families. Meanwhile those hooked on cocaine and crystal meth have nothing to show for and can't break out of a viscious cycle. They are on the brink of death ready to commit serious crimes to get their fix.

    BIG DIFFERENCE!

    So instead of wasting time and resources, go after the hard drugs instead.

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    Davos
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:46

    Look at all that time and effort wasted chasing down a bit of weed. We need to do the cops a favour and legalize it so they can get on with actually doing things that matter, and stop having to enforce foolish laws like this.

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    Who Woulda Thought
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:44

    I totally agree Davos....what a GIANT wast of time for our tax dollars to save a bit of weed from hitting the streets. Its hard to fathom how our whole town is protected and policed by only 4 officers at at time yet we employ AT LEAST 2 officers in town that do nothing but hunt down a bit of weed. How can they possibly justify tying up 2 officers 40+hrs a week at a cost of about $200 000 a year or more?? Are these really the biggest busts thay they can brag about? I dont see anything they found that would get anyone a bigger charge than probation.
    And yes most ppl have tried pot or soft drugs and were able to move on. More so that the ones that consider themselves drugfree consume the most dangerous legalized drug in the world...ALCOHOL..YA thats right folks...that BEER and LIQUOR that some if you can barely go a day without is a drug !! I guess they are better than all the rest that may smoke pot occasionally??

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    lb
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:31

    well pretty soon the marijuana wont be worth much anyhow once its not a blackmarket item ...

    blog.norml.org/2009/11/30/this-thursday-us-senate-committee-to-debate-reevaluating-the-drug-war/

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    Concerned
    - February 24th, 2010 at 23:45:26

    RON JEREMY -------------I know what you mean about selling drugs behind TIM HORTONS ( or as my friends and I say , THE GHETTO TIM HORTONS .

    As a regular morning downtown coffee drinker I have to walk past these guys everyday. Usually they stop talking when you walk by but yesterday I heard the comment ,------------- Thats What Crack will do to you .


    What is going on Amherst ? I hope the cops have a hidden camera watching them.

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