Five people in the Sault charged with drug and weapons offences following police raid

Two guns and more than $59,850 in suspected fentanyl and cocaine were seized during a police operation Wednesday in Sault Ste. Marie.

City police executed a search warrant at a residence on Northern Avenue East around 2 p.m., with help from the Ontario Provincial Police.

Five people were arrested and a search of the residence and garages were conducted.

Fentanyl, cocaine

In a news release, police said they “located approximately 389.08 grams of suspected fentanyl, approximately 14.99 grams of suspected cocaine, a loaded handgun, a revolver, ammunition, six cellphones, three digital weigh scales, drug packaging materials and a cutting agent.”

Two women ages 29 and 41, along with two men ages 31 and 54, were charged with drug trafficking and firearm offences.

They were released on undertakings and are scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 25.

A fifth man, age 46, was also charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences, along with 16 counts of possession of firearm or ammunition while prohibited and eight counts of failing to comply with a release order.

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.