New Brunswick RCMP have released more details about a string of drug raids this week.
As part of an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking, Mounties simultaneously carried out nine search warrants in Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview on Thursday shortly before 9 a.m.
Eleven individuals are facing charges as a result.
Police seized a quantity of drugs, handguns, drug equipment and cash.
Seven search warrants were executed in Moncton and one each in Dieppe and Riverview at the following locations:
- Arden Street, Moncton, NB
- Church Street, Moncton, NB
- Cornhill Street, Moncton, NB
- High Street, Moncton, NB
- Lockhart Avenue, Moncton, NB
- Mountain Road, Moncton, NB
- Wolfe Avenue, Moncton, NB
- Primrose Lane, Dieppe, NB
- Leonard Street, Riverview, NB
Six men and five women, all from Moncton, were arrested and later released with a court date in Moncton Provincial Court on July 13 at 9:30 a.m., to face charges.
- 25-year-old woman
- 27-year-old woman
- 31-year-old man
- 35-year-old woman
- 40-year-old man
- 45-year-old man
- 45-year-old woman
- 50-year-old woman
- 54-year-old man
- 56-year-old man
- 57-year-old man
The investigation was part of a coordinated law enforcement effort involving resources from the New Brunswick RCMP including Police Dog Services, the Woodstock Police Force and Fredericton Police Force.
Members of the Codiac RCMP and Federal Serious and Organized Crime assisted during the searches.
Police say these efforts focus on disrupting and dismantling the trafficking of illegal drugs in the province.
Anyone with information about illegal drug activity in their neighbourhood is asked to contact their local police.
Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by downloading the secure P3 Mobile App, or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimenb.ca
Eleven people facing charges after police execute nine search warrants; drugs and firearms seized https://t.co/8xzmV9n81U #Moncton #Dieppe #Riverview pic.twitter.com/VoAJDDv6ZA
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) January 15, 2021
