Crack, cocaine, oxycodone pills, and several firearms were seized in a drug bust in Wheatley this month.
Chatham-Kent Police Service officials say in April 2017, members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service Intelligence and Drug Enforcement Unit, along with the Critical Incident Response Team executed a search warrant at a residence in Wheatley.
Drugs (crack cocaine, cocaine, oxycodone pills, marijuana), drug paraphernalia and firearms were located within the house and seized by police for evidence.
As a result of the search warrant, a 57-year-old Wheatley man was arrested and charged with the following:
– Possession of a Controlled Substance
– Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
– Careless Storage of a Firearm x 4
He was transported to Chatham-Kent Police Service Headquarters where he was released with a court date of Thursday, May 11, 2017.