Three people, all from Houston, are facing drug charges following a number of seizures, reports Sergeant Jason Burndred, the officer in command of the RCMP detachment here.
“We seized a little under an ounce of cocaine from the locations,” said Burndred of search warrants executed at four separate residences.
Charges pending are for narcotics trafficking, he said.
A large quantity of marijuana was also seized as was a quantity of cash.
Burndred said the seizures followed a lengthy investigation involving and undercover operation.
The District of Houston council, in conjunction with the RCMP, had earlier identified a suppression of drug activity as a policing priority.