Lethbridge man charged after 110 grams of fentanyl found in vehicle search
Police say the drugs recovered from the Highlands-area vehicle amount to roughly 1,100 individual fentanyl doses.
A 29-year-old Lethbridge man faces multiple drug trafficking charges after Lethbridge Police searched a vehicle in the Highlands neighbourhood last Tuesday evening. Officers responded around 6:15 p.m. to a report of someone using drugs inside a parked vehicle.
A man and a woman were arrested at the scene, and a second man was taken into custody after he returned to the vehicle. A search of that man turned up cocaine and cash. A further search of the vehicle uncovered 110 grams of fentanyl, equivalent to about 1,100 individual doses, along with nearly 30 grams of cocaine, 88 grams of methamphetamine, more than $1,000 in cash, bear spray and a collapsible baton.
Police also recovered property believed to have been stolen from a business on the city's west side. The 29-year-old man has been charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was remanded in custody and scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
The man and woman initially arrested at the scene were released without charges.
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