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Two arrested in Grand Manan drug seizure

Police have arrested a man and a woman following a drug seizure in Grand Manan.

RCMP were conducting a checkpoint on Route 776 on Sunday when they stopped a vehicle with three people inside.

Officers noticed contraband cigarettes and searched the vehicle. They found suspected cocaine and drug-related paraphernalia.

A 44-year-old man from Grand Manan and a 39-year-old woman from Utopia were arrested without incident.

They were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

Mounties said the third person in the vehicle was released at the scene.

  • Alex Allan is an award-winning multimedia journalist and graduate of Fanshawe College's Journalism Broadcasting and Digital Communication Management programs. He is based in Saint John and covers stories across New Brunswick. Contact Alex at allana@radioabl.ca.

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