Burlington cannabis seizure leads to an arrest

Published September 25, 2020 at 6:26 pm

A week long cannabis investigation by Halton Regional Police has led to a number of charges against a Burlington man.

The investigation under the Cannabis Act by the 3 District Street Crime Unit led to a search at a Burlington residence on Sept. 24 where a number of items were seized. They include:

81 grams of cannabis
71 x 500mg of edible gummies
1 Oxycodone tablet
2 high capacity extended handgun magazines
various ammunition
3 digital scales
2 cellular telephones
$14,410 Canadian currency
$10,147 American currency

Cannabis and cannabis edibles worth $2,235 were seized as a result of the search warrant.

Rakeem Amoah, 18, of Burlington faces the following charges:

Unauthorized possession of prohibited device
Possession of a prohibited device
Possession for the purpose of selling (three counts)
Possession of property obtained by crime
Possession of a controlled substance (Oxycodone)
Selling cannabis

Amoah is scheduled for a bail hearing.

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