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Ontario man charged following drug trafficking investigation in Regina

Members of the Regina police charged a 30-year-old man after seizing over $66,000 in cash, fraudulent ID, $85,000 worth of what police believe to be cocaine and other items. Photo courtesy: Regina Police Service

EDITOR’S NOTE: The charges against Denzel Alexander Joseph Napier were stayed according to the  Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

Members of the Regina Police Service (RPS) drug unit (RDU) conducted a recent drug trafficking investigation where a 30-year-old man from Ontario was charged.

According to RPS, officers conducted a traffic stop on Jan. 19 in the 100 block of University Park Drive and arrested a man.

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“Following the arrest, members of RDU, with the assistance members of the SWAT Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 100 Block of Barr Street,” a release read.

During the course of the investigation, police say they seized several fraudulent identification documents, over $66,000 in cash, over 500 grams of what is believed to be cocaine with a street value of $85,000, multiple cellphones and other items associated with drug trafficking.

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Denzel Alexander Joseph-Napier is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000 and two counts of fraudulent documents.

Joseph-Napier made his first appearance on these charges in Regina provincial court on Monday.

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