Pair charged in London gun and drug bust

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Two London residents face charges after police seized a gun and nearly $20,000 worth of drugs, provincial police say.

Huron County OPP launched a drug investigation in March that led investigators to identify two suspects in London, OPP said Thursday.

OPP officers and London police tactical officers searched a home on Tuesday, seizing a handgun, brass knuckles, $18,790 worth of drugs and $1,470 cash, police said.

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A man and woman, both 22, are charged with multiple gun- and drug-related offences including unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm, careless storage of a firearm, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime. Both were held in custody awaiting bail hearings.

Police seize drugs worth $134K, charge seven

A sweeping police search that hit several apartments in Woodstock resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and seven people facing various drug-related charges, Woodstock police said.

Woodstock police officers, with the assistance of officers from St. Thomas and Stratford, seized suspected fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine and cocaine valued at $134,000 and about $2,000 in Canadian money in searches that began at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, police said Thursday.

Seven people ranging in age from 33 to 56 face a variety of drug-related charges, police said. Two of the accused also face charges of possession of stolen property.

Police seeking help to identify three theft suspects

Stratford police are seeking the public’s help to identify three males involved in two shoplifting incidents in Stratford on July 6.

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The trio, all described as being in their early 20s, reportedly stole more than $6,100 worth of merchandise, including cosmetics. Police believe the same suspects were involved in similar thefts across Ontario, including in Whitby, Ajax, London and Fergus.

In the first incident, the suspects entered Zehrs on Ontario Street just before 7 p.m. and snatched $600 worth of personal care products and cosmetics without making any attempt at paying, police said.

Around 7:30 p.m. that same evening, the trio entered a Shoppers Drug Mart and selected what police described as “large amount of product” that once again included cosmetics. They again left the store without making an effort to pay, resulting in a theft of more than $5,500 worth of items. The suspects were then seen leaving the area in a black Audi, police said.

The three males are each described as white. The first suspect was wearing a black ball cap with white lettering, a white T-shirt with A/X on the front, black shorts and a blue medical mask. The second was dressed in a dark bucket hat, a dark T-shirt and dark pants. The final suspect was wearing a dark-coloured ball cap, a black T-shirt with “Positivity” written on the back above a graphic design and a blue medical mask.

Stratford police ask anyone with information regarding their identities to contact 519-271-4141, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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