Heroin seizure in Halifax – Ontarians arrested

A man and woman from Toronto are facing numerous charges in Halifax after heroin was found in children’s back packs, lunch bags and spools of fabric in two separate packages.

The first package arrived June 23rd and police learned a second package was on its way and they intercepted it on the 27th. A man and woman picked up the packages at a Halifax address and were arrested a short time later by RCMP. There was about 6.5 kilograms of heroin involved.