Province to launch licencing app for hunting and fishing
$20K of cocaine seized in Sarnia
June 29, 2026
The Independent
A 66-year-old is facing six charges after a raid in Sarnia
June 25, around 4:30 pm, officers from the Sarnia Police Drug Unit, Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit executed a search warrant on Russell St. South.
Police seized about 205 grams of cocaine with an estimated value of $20,517 and over $740 in cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Police also found a taser, which looked like a flashlight.
A 66-year-old man has been charged possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon while prohibited and possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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