Man charged in drug trafficking investigation following search near Truro, N.S.

RCMP charged a man in Colchester County in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation after executing a search warrant in Bible Hill, N.S. (RCMP)

RCMP charged a man in Colchester County in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation after executing a search warrant in Bible Hill, N.S.

Police safely arrested the lone occupant of a Hyundai Sonata while conducting a targeted traffic stop on College Road on Feb. 4.

RCMP seized a large quantity of suspected cocaine, cash, a digital scale, eight cell phones, and a laptop during the vehicle search, said a news release.

Malique Olowu, 22, of Debert, has been charged with:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
• possession of property obtained by crime
• fail to comply with release order (two counts).

Olowu was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in Truro provincial court on Feb. 18.

The investigation is ongoing.

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