Halifax police arrest 2 people after seizing drugs in Dartmouth

A Halifax Regional Police shoulder badge is pictured. (Source: Callum Smith/CTV News Atlantic)

Two men are facing drug-related charges after Halifax police searched a Dartmouth residence on Thursday.

Police executed a search warrant at a Caledonia Road home around 3:50 p.m. and arrested the two men. Officers also seized a quantity of drugs believed to be cocaine and cash, according to a Halifax Regional Police news release.

Jason Rudderham, 51, was scheduled to appear in court on Friday to face charges of:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• breach of a release order

Timothy Wilson, 49, is also facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

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