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Halifax Regional Police (HRP) say they’ve made what’s believed to be the largest seizure of fentanyl and GHB in Atlantic Canada.
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The seizure included 6.2 kg of fentanyl, an additional 1,400 fentanyl pills, 10.5 litres of GHB — commonly known as the date rape drug — and 96 packages of cannabis gummies.
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seizure → include → gummies
Police displayed the seized drugs for media on Wednesday.
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Police → display → Wednesday
“It is not even in the realm of what we’ve seized in the past,” said Staff Sgt. Nick Pepler from HRP’s Special Enforcement Section.
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Three people aged 43, 43, and 73 have been charged after a search of a home on Elmwood Avenue in Dartmouth on Sept. 4.
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Police say they believe the drugs were being held for trafficking and had not been sold or consumed by anyone.
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drugs → get → anyone
The bulk street value of the fentanyl is about $500,000 and the bulk street value of the GHB is approximately $5,000, police added.
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police → add → GHB
In addition to the narcotics, police seized a Glock switch, which is an illegal attachment for a handgun, at the residence.
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which → seize → residence
“For those not familiar with the Glock switch, that’s easily adapted into a handgun … and now creates that gun to be fully automatic like a machine gun,” said Pepler.
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Pepler → adapt → gun
“Seeing a Glock switch here is extremely concerning.
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And I feel like this seizure is unique and hopefully not a trend, but I guess further investigations and searches will tell us that.”
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commissioner → detain → altercation
According to police, the drugs were likely brought into the region through organized crime, and investigators don’t believe the three people charged were acting alone.
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people → accord → crime
However, a criminology expert says the quantity of drugs and the Glock switch suggests “this is a fairly well-organized distribution point.”
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this → say → drugs
Criminology professor Stephen Schneider from Saint Mary’s University, says it was only a matter of time before fentanyl quantities of this size arrived in Nova Scotia.
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“The traffickers will create demand, they will search for new markets and ones that are profitable,” he said.
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he → create → markets
He says this is part of a broader trend of drugs making their way to Atlantic Canada, including cocaine.
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“Nova Scotia has always been seen just as a transit point for cocaine and now it’s being seen as a market,” he said.
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“So we’re getting cocaine from Mexico through the U.S. through Ontario and all the way to Nova Scotia.”
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Meanwhile, police say the seizure is a reminder of the dangers of illicit drugs and urge users to be cautious.
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seizure → say → users
“When you use illicit drugs, there’s a real possibility that that drug could be laced with other substances like fentanyl, increasing the risk of overdose, serious injury, and/or death,” said Pepler.
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