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Fort Providence RCMP Seize Cash and Drugs

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

On Friday, March 25, 2022 Fort Providence RCMP seized drugs and cash from a residence in the community.

Fort Providence RCMP received information that an adult male was selling drugs from an empty residence in the community. Members attended and located the male in possession of 1.5 oz of cocaine. Also seized was an excess of $5000, and associated paraphernalia used in the illegal sale of drugs.

The accused, 27 year old, Osman Malik, was arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and Unlawfully in a Dwelling House.

His first appearance will be in Yellowknife March 28, 2022. Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact the Fort Providence RCMP at 699-1111.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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