Drug seizure in Clearview

A 19-year-old man was arrested and has been charged following a drug seizure in Clearview.

Yesterday, members of the Woodstock and Perth-Andover RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on Route 130. Two men and a woman were arrested at the scene. One of the men and the woman were released without charges.

During the search, police seized a quantity of a substance believed to be cocaine, and several items of drug paraphernalia.

Nineteen-year-old Mackenzie O’Keefe, of Clearview, has been charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. He was remanded into custody and appeared in Woodstock Provincial Court for a bail hearing today.

The investigation continues.