On Wednesday afternoon, a Barrie Police Service frontline uniform led investigation, that received assistance from the Service’s Criminal Investigation Division, Tactical Support Unit, Canine Unit and the Community Safety and Well-Being, concluded with the arrest of six people.
As part of this investigation, a Criminal Code Search Warrant was executed at a unit in a north Barrie apartment complex and a large quantity of suspected cocaine and fentanyl was seized. Two males associated to this proactive drug trafficking investigation were taken into custody as they attended a nearby plaza and a large shopping mall located on Bayfield Street. Both males were also found to be in possession of drugs at the time of their arrest and the male arrested at the plaza was in possession of a loaded handgun.
Three males and three females are all facing drug related possession and trafficking charges and have been held in custody for a bail hearing.
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