October busy month for drug enforcement in Cobourg: police chief

Cobourg Police Service Chief Chris Leather says October was a particularly active month for drug enforcement. During his board update on Tuesday, he recapped how nine people were arrested last month after three ‘significant’ drug probes. /Sarah Hyatt photo

By reporter Luke Edwards

Police arrested nine people last month in what Cobourg’s police chief described as three “significant” drug investigations.

In his update to the Cobourg Police Service Board at the Tuesday, Nov. 10 meeting, Chief of Police Chris Leather said the arrests also included seizure of 162 grams of fentanyl, 94 grams of cocaine, 26 grams of crystal meth and 30 grams of MDMA. Police seized nearly $80,000 worth of drugs in a single Oct. 14 investigation, he reported.

Police also allegedly seized cash, weapons, cellphones, scales and other trafficking-related items.

“October was a particularly active month for drug enforcement,” said Leather.

He credited the work of several officers across various teams and departments.

The fall has also seen police lay four charges for sexual offences, including three for sexual assault and one for child luring and child sexual assault and material.

“These are disturbing and highly complex and sensitive investigations,” he said, of the sexual assault cases.

Rounding out his update, Leather said police made three arrests based on two fraud investigations.