Two men arrested, hundreds of grams of drugs seized after two searches in Quesnel

QUESNEL, B.C. — Two men were arrested in Quesnel over a two-day stretch after police seized cash, drugs and illegal cigarettes.

On Thursday (May 30), Quesnel RCMP executed two search warrants at home and holiday trailer after carrying out a drug trafficking investigation.

In a news release issued Saturday, RCMP say the search led to the seizure of 170 grams of cocaine, 105 cartons of illegal cigarettes, assorted ammunition and cash. A Quesnel man was arrested at the scene and later released pending charge assessment by the Crown.

Then on Friday, RCMP held a traffic stop on Front Street after spotting a Quesnel man driving while prohibited. After finding used drug paraphernalia and illegal cigarettes in the vehicle, police carried out a search which led to the seizure of paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking, 388 grams of methamphetamine, 102 grams of fentanyl, 50 grams of cocaine and 12 grams of heroin.