The Saint John Police Street Crime Integrated Enforcement Unit (IEU) have made arrests in a drug trafficking investigation.
On March 25, 2026, at approximately 12:00 p.m., IEU arrested a 56-year-old male and a 54-year-old male without incident from a vehicle.
Following their arrests, searches of the suspects, the vehicle, and a residence on Queen Street, the following evidence was seized by police including, but not limited to:
- 123 grams of a substance believed to be cocaine
- 1 gram of a substance believed to be crack cocaine
- $3,108 in Canadian currency
- A cell phone
- Digital scales
- Electronic money counters
- Baton and knives
- 2 boxes of shotgun ammunition
The total approximate street value of seized drugs is $12,400.
The 54-year-old male who was the passenger of the vehicle, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000. He was released and will be appearing in provincial court to answer to the charges on May 28, 2026.
The 56-year-old male was charged and held in custody for possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, and possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order. He appeared in provincial court this morning, was remanded, and will return to court on March 30, 2026, for a bail hearing.
The Integrated Enforcement Unit consists of police officers from the Saint John Police, Kennebecasis Regional Police Force, New Brunswick Justice and Public Safety, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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