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Drugs, cell phones and crossbow seized in OPP drug bust
OPP cruiser file image (CTV News/Mike Arsalides)
An Exeter man is charged after a nearly $100,000 drug bust in the town north of London.
On May 26, OPP used a search warrant to enter a home on Huron Street west for an investigation where police seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and Adderall.
The estimated value of the seized controlled substances is $94,279.
Police also took a quantity of offence-related property, including five cell phones, three tablets, a crossbow, scales and packaging. The value of the seized property is estimated to be $4,800.
A 36-year-old man is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and failure to comply with release order.
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