Two arrested after search leads to seizure of drugs, weapon: P.E.I. RCMP

A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

Two people have been arrested after police in P.E.I. say a search led to the seizure of drugs and a weapon.

The RCMP says officers executed a search warrant in East Bideford, P.E.I., on Monday and seized two ounces of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and a prohibited weapon.

“A 63-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking,” reads a news release from the P.E.I. RCMP.

Chief Supt. Kevin Lewis said there is a positive impact on public safety any time illegal drugs can be taken out of the community.

“This seizure is 56 grams, and this drug is usually sold in fractions of a gram quantities. So this seizure could potentially have been divided into many smaller amounts,” said Lewis.

The investigation is ongoing.

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