A high-risk traffic stop last week on Highway 69 in Greater Sudbury uncovered two bricks of cocaine worth $200,000 and led to drug trafficking and other charges for a 25-year-old southern Ontario man. In a news release Oct. 27, police said the arrest was the culmination of a drug investigation involving several police units, led by the drug enforcement unit. Two bricks of cocaine A search of the vehicle and the suspect led to the seizure of 2,000 grams of cocaine in two, one-kilogram bricks, two hydromorphone tablets, a cellphone and $2,925 in cash. “The estimated street value of the seized drugs is $200,000,” police said. The southern Ontario suspect has been charged with drug trafficking, drug possession and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. He was in bail court Oct. 23. Sudbury police said they conducted the investigation in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police-led provincial guns and gangs enforcement team. Anyone with information regarding drug trafficking in Greater Sudbury is encouraged to contact the Greater Sudbury Police Service at 705-675-9171.
