Drug trafficking charges laid after Chatham bust

A Chatham woman faces drug trafficking charges after a bust on Thursday.

Chatham-Kent Police Service officials say last evening at approximately 5:45 p.m. members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service Intelligence Section executed the warrant at a Pine Street address in Chatham.

Police allege a systematic search of the residence resulted in over $4,000 in illicit drugs being seized, along with scales, packaging and a taser.

A 51-year-old Chatham woman was arrested and charged with the following offences:

– Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking: Cocaine

– Possession of a Controlled Substance: Oxycodone

– Possession of a Prohibited Weapon

– Possession of a Prohibited Weapon contrary to a Prohibition Order

She was transported to Chatham-Kent Police Service Headquarters and later released with a court date of Thursday, December 21, 2017.

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