4 charged in Charlottetown drug bust

Police charged four people with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking after they searched a Charlottetown home Wednesday and found what they called"several ounces" of cocaine.

Police say they entered the home at 5:30 p.m. and seized cash and the drugs.

The four people are two Ontario men, 30 and 25, a 30-year-old Nova Scotia man and a 33-year-old Charlottetown woman.

The 30-year-old Ontario man was also charged with failure to comply with an undertaking in connection to another drug charge from another searchby Charlottetown police at a different home in February.

In a written news release, police said that man will appear in court Thursday for ahearing to determine if he will be granted bail or remain in custody.

Police said the other three will be releasedThursday and appear in court at a later date.

The bustwasa result of an ongoing drug investigation, police said.

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