Chetwynd RCMP have seized suspected drugs, cash and other items following searches at two local residences.
The searches were carried out Sept. 19 after police launched an investigation earlier that week.
Officers executed search warrants at residences on the 5100-block of 42 Street Northeast and the 4700-block of Wabi Crescent.
Five adults were taken into custody while police were at the two locations.
RCMP said four of those people were later determined to be uninvolved in the investigation. The fifth person was released without process while police await results from the National Laboratory and future charge approval from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.
Investigators seized approximately $7,000 in cash, more than 10 grams of suspected cocaine and over 15 grams of suspected psilocybin.
Police also seized assorted prescription drugs, drug trafficking paraphernalia and a vehicle.
“This was excellent work undertaken by our constables. Their initiative and determination directly contribute to public safety by disrupting the drug trade and the harm it brings to our community,” states Corporal Bayden Austring, Operations Support Officer for Chetwynd RCMP.
The investigation remains ongoing.
