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$20,000 in cash, 600 grams of cocaine seized in Chatham drug bust

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A substantial drug bust in Chatham-Kent. 

Officers went to a motel on Grand Avenue East just after midnight on Monday to investigate a previous fail to remain crash. 

Police say a 19-year old suspect was seen leaving a unit with a bag and when approached by officers, the man took off and threw the bag behind a vehicle. 

Officers say the bag contained $20,000 in Canadian cash, 600 grams of suspected cocaine and 34 grams of suspected fentanyl. 

The suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking. 

He was released with a scheduled future court date of May 22, 2025.

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