Police seize $17K in drugs and $14K cash, arrest man in central Edmonton

Seventeen thousand dollarsworth of drugs including heroin and crack cocaine werefound ona 27-year-old man busted at his central Edmonton apartment Thursday, police say.

Police arrested the man as he returned home to97th Avenue and 106th Street sometime after 2:30 pm.

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The man was also carrying powder cocaine when he was arrested, police said.

Methamphetaminewas also found inthe home. In total, police seized $17,000 worth of drugs and $14,000 cash, police said in a press release Friday.

Police were called to the apartment due to reports of suspicious activity in the suite, police said.

The accused is charged with five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime.