Nova Scotia
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Two East Leicester Residents Charged After Fentanyl Seized and Loaded Shotgun Found
Nova Scotia RCMP say the Cumberland County Street Crime Enforcement Unit searched a home on Highway 204 in East Leicester, seized about 11 grams of fentanyl, cocaine and pills, and located a loaded, unsecured shotgun and two crossbows. Matthew Aaron Hunsley, 42, and Nicole Laura Tower, 34, are charged and were remanded; both were due…
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Lower Sackville Resident, 40, Faces Ten Counts After Grocery Store Irritant Incident
Nova Scotia RCMP say John (Courtney) Arnold Coyne, 40, of Lower Sackville is facing ten counts across eight charges, including two counts of Assault with a Weapon and one of Administer a Noxious Substance, after a report that a sensory irritant was used during a fight inside a Cobequid Road grocery store. The store was…
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Priestville Man, 52, Faces Seven Offences After 3D-Printed Gun Parts, Suspected Fentanyl Seized
Nova Scotia RCMP say Jason Wesley MacAulay, 52, of Priestville faces seven offences after a street crime unit search turned up six replica firearms, 3D-printed firearm parts, a 3D printer and more than 130 grams of substances that tested presumptively positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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Yarmouth Woman, 29, Will Face Trafficking-Related Charges After Cocaine Seized
Nova Scotia RCMP say a 29-year-old Yarmouth woman will face trafficking-related charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Criminal Code driving offences. Officers found multiple baggies of packaged cocaine in a search incidental to arrest after a traffic stop on October 27.
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Wilmot Man, 54, Charged; RCMP Report Guns and 10,000 Rounds Seized
Nova Scotia RCMP say officers seized a rifle with a suppressor, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle and 10,000 rounds of ammunition in a search of a residence on Highway 1. Lawrence Richard Toole, 54, of Wilmot is charged with 14 counts by a tally of the listed charges.
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Lunenburg County Man, 36, Arrested After RCMP Drug Investigation Traffic Stop
Nova Scotia RCMP say a 36-year-old Lunenburg County man was arrested in a targeted traffic stop on Kissing Bridge Road, and that a search of a Back Centre Road residence seized drugs, cash, a firearm and replica firearms. He will face charges. The force released the details on October 26.
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Nova Scotia RCMP Say the Nova Scotia Organized Crime Unit Searched a Gaston Road Residence in Dartmouth and That a 34-Year-Old Man and a 30-Year-Old Woman Were Arrested for Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking in an Investigation the Force Says Began in June (October 22, 2026)
Nova Scotia RCMP say the Nova Scotia Organized Crime Unit seized cocaine, cash and other evidence consistent with drug trafficking in a search warrant at a Gaston Road residence in Dartmouth on October 20. A 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
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Nova Scotia RCMP Say Nicholas David Kelly, 30, of Lyons Brook Is Charged With Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Fentanyl) and Trafficking (Fentanyl) After Investigators Intercepted and Seized a Package Holding 28 Grams of a Purple Substance Resembling Small Pieces of Candy That Tested Presumptively Positive for Fentanyl, and Arrested Him on October 16 When He Collected It (October 20, 2026)
Nova Scotia RCMP say a package of 28 grams of a purple substance that tested presumptively positive for fentanyl was intercepted, and that Nicholas David Kelly, 30, of Lyons Brook was arrested when he collected it. He is charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl) and Trafficking (fentanyl).
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The Canada Border Services Agency Says Ian Pierre Surette, 25, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Is Charged With Sixteen Counts, Including Smuggling Under the Customs Act, After Border Officers in Mississauga Intercepted a Prohibited Firearm Suppressor Addressed to His Residence and a February Search Seized Thirteen Long Guns, Four Shotguns and Two Hand Guns, as the Release Lists Them (October 15, 2026)
The Canada Border Services Agency says Ian Pierre Surette, 25, of Yarmouth, N.S., is charged with sixteen counts, including smuggling under the Customs Act, after border officers in Mississauga intercepted a prohibited firearm suppressor addressed to his residence. The CBSA published the account on October 15.
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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)
Nova Scotia RCMP say the Halifax Regional Detachment Street Crime Enforcement Unit arrested a 25-year-old man in a Cobequid Road parking lot in Lower Sackville on October 9 and later searched an apartment on the same road, seizing suspected cocaine, unknown pills, cell phones and a BMW the force believes was used in trafficking. A…