Drugs seized, 4 arrested at gunpoint in Peterborough: police

Four group were arrested astatine gunpoint and narcotics were seized pursuing an incident successful Peterborough, Ont., connected Sunday evening.

The Peterborough Police Service says officers astir 6:10 p.m. responded to a study of suspicious activity involving 4 group successful a conveyance successful nan area of Downie Street and Chesterfield Avenue.

The fishy conveyance was conscionable leaving nan area erstwhile officers arrived, constabulary said.

Officers conducted a postulation extremity astatine adjacent Parkhill Road West. Police opportunity based connected nan accusation received, officers conducted a high-risk apprehension astatine gunpoint of 4 people.

A hunt led to nan seizure of 8.1 grams of cocaine, 1.2 grams of an chartless constituent and supplier paraphernalia.

Two Peterborough women, ages 27 and 30, a Peterborough man, 37, and an Ennismore, Ont., man, 33, were each charged pinch possession of a Schedule I constituent (cocaine).

All 4 were later released connected undertakings and are scheduled to look successful tribunal successful Peterborough connected Aug. 27.