NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Organized Crime Bureau - Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit, have charged a 46-year-old Toronto man with trafficking methamphetamine.
On the evening of Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, officers arrested a suspect in possession of two kilograms of methamphetamine at a condominium complex in the City of Toronto.
On Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, investigators executed search warrants at the suspect’s residence and a second property in the City of Toronto. The following drugs were located and seized:
• 900 additional grams of methamphetamine
• 550 grams of methyl enedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA)
• 100 grams of cocaine
• 450 grams of cannabis
• 50 grams of psilocybin
The total value of the drugs seized is more than $180,000.
Charged:
• Quoc Tang, 46, City of Toronto
Charges Include:
• trafficking
• possession for the purpose of trafficking
Mr. Tang has been held in custody and will appearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on Feb. 5, 2019.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7817, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, leave an anonymous tip online.
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