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13-year-old boy, 4 adults charged with trafficking cocaine in Georgina

Tips from the community about suspicious activity at a Sutton house prompted police to launch an investigation that resulted in five arrests
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with York Regional Police #3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have charged five people with drug trafficking in Georgina.

An investigation began into a residence on Middle Street in Sutton after York Regional Police began receiving reports from concerned community members about possible drug trafficking.

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, a search warrant was executed at the residence and officers located quantities of cocaine, marijuana, scales and a quantity of Canadian currency.

Five people inside the residence were arrested and have been charged with trafficking cocaine and possession for the purpose of trafficking: a 36-year-old man from Georgina, a 20-year-old man from Georgina, a 21-year-old woman from Sutton, a 20-year-old woman from Georgina, and a 13-year-old male from Georgina.

York Regional Police would like to thank our citizens for the ongoing partnership in reporting crimes and suspicious activity. Through this co-operation, we are able to launch investigations and see successful conclusions like this one that help keep our communities safe and secure.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the York Regional Police #3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7341, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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