Peterborough Man Arrested For Weapons and Drug Trafficking
/Peterborough Police say they seized drugs and a machete during the arrest of a 33-year-old man wanted for weapons offences late Wednesday afternoon.
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At about 4 p.m., officers with the Intelligence, Crime Analyst, Asset Forfeiture, and Drug Units spotted a man, in the downtown, that was wanted on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, and failure to comply with an undertaking.
The Emergency Response Team took the man into custody.
During the arrest, officers say they seized:
92.4 grams of cocaine
90 grams of fentanyl
18 hydromorphone pills
machete
cash
The man was arrested on the strength of the warrant and further charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin) - Fentanyl
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin) - Dilaudid
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
