Nova Scotia RCMP Say a 25-Year-Old Man Was Arrested in a Lower Sackville Parking Lot After Officers Observed What Was Believed to Be a Drug Transaction, That a Cobequid Road Apartment Search Seized Suspected Cocaine, Unknown Pills and a BMW the Force Believes Was Used in Trafficking, and That a 61-Year-Old Woman Was Arrested for Possession of Drugs for the Purpose of Trafficking (October 16, 2026)

The Nova Scotia RCMP say a drug trafficking investigation that began in September led the Halifax Regional Detachment’s Street Crime Enforcement Unit to a parking lot on Cobequid Road in Lower Sackville on October 9, where officers arrested a 25-year-old Lower Sackville man after observing what was believed to be a drug transaction inside a vehicle. The release says a search of the man resulted in the seizure of cash, while a search of the buyer led to the seizure of drugs. The force says officers later executed a search warrant at about 7 p.m. at an apartment in the 0-100 block of Cobequid Road and seized suspected cocaine, unknown pills, cell phones and a BMW the force believes was used in drug trafficking activities. A 61-year-old Lower Sackville woman was arrested for possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking; the release does not say when or where. The release says the woman and the man were later released and are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date, and it states no charge against the 25-year-old man.

The Parking Lot on Cobequid Road

The release dates the first step to October 9, 2026, in a parking lot on Cobequid Road, and credits the Halifax Regional Detachment’s Street Crime Enforcement Unit with the investigation, which it says began in September after the unit received information that a woman was selling cocaine “believed to be laced with fentanyl.” The force says officers arrested the man after observing what was believed to be a drug transaction inside a vehicle. A search of the man resulted in the seizure of cash, and a search of the buyer led to the seizure of drugs. The release does not identify the buyer or say what drugs were seized from the buyer.

The Search Warrant at the Apartment

The force says a search warrant was executed at about 7 p.m. at an apartment in the 0-100 block of Cobequid Road, and that officers seized suspected cocaine, unknown pills, cell phones and a BMW the force believes was used in drug trafficking activities. It describes the pills as unknown. The release gives the time of the search but not its date, it does not say where the BMW was found, and it gives no weight for the suspected cocaine, no count for the pills and no value for the vehicle.

What Each Person Faces

The only charge wording in the release attaches to the 61-year-old woman from Lower Sackville, who the force says was arrested for possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The release does not say when or where she was arrested. No charge is stated against the 25-year-old man, though the release says both were later released and are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date. Neither person is named, and the force names no gang, network or criminal organization in connection with the file.

Everyone involved is presumed innocent, and nothing described here has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Nova Scotia RCMP, as published in its release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.