Six people charged with trafficking cocaine in Cape Breton

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Six people have been charged with trafficking cocaine in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Cape Breton Regional Police says officers executed a search warrant at a Harrison Street residence in Sydney last Friday. They say officers seized cocaine, drug paraphernalia and roughly $3,700 in cash.

Police arrested six people at the scene, all of whom were later charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine and possession of property obtained by crime.

Three women aged 26, 29 and 33 were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in court on March 11. The other three people were remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre.

Francis Todd Axworthy, 50, and Desiree Alexandria Mitchelitis, 31, were both charged with breach of court-ordered conditions. Lindsay Suzanne Carrigan, 36, was served a warrant for a parole suspension.

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