Drugs, cigarettes, cash and fireworks seized from property in Mermaid, P.E.I.

Police seized drugs, cigarettes, fireworks and cash during a raid on a property in Mermaid last week, according to a news release issued Monday.

The RCMP news release contained photos of the seized items, which led to "a host of charges" against a Mermaid man.

He was due in court to answer to them Monday.

Officers from several RCMP units, the RCMP police dog serviceand Charlottetown policeused a search warrant "relating to drug trafficking" to search the property on Friday.

The news release says they found:

• Thousands of methamphetamine tablets and hydromorphone pills,
• LSD (acid),
• A significant amount of cannabis and cannabis edibles,
• About 500,000 illegal cigarettes, or the equivalent of 2,500 cartons,
• More than 50 boxes of fireworks,
• Two replica firearms, and
• About $15,000 in cash.

RCMP say the investigation continues.

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