Almost a kilo of fentanyl seized in bust - cops
Fredericton Police Force releases new details on drug-trafficking prosecution against Jason Mollins, 39; other drugs, firearms, vehicles seized in searches at two locations
Police have released new details on a “significant bust” arising from the execution of four search warrants in two locations in Fredericton late last month.
As the Fredericton Independent reported previously, Jason Mollins, 39, of Emmerson Street in Fredericton, was arrested Nov. 30 and charged with a long list of alleged offences.
Among them are possession of methamphetamines, cocaine, hydromorphone and fentanyl, all for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a 9-mm handgun in violation of a court-ordered firearms prohibition; and numerous counts of possession of stolen property.
The Crown objected to his release, and after a bail hearing held last week, he was remanded pending the outcome of the case against him.
Evidence presented at that bail hearing and the judge’s reasons for denying bail are subject to a publication ban until the case against Mollins concludes.
He’s due back in court Dec. 20 to elect mode of trial on the indictable charges and to enter pleas.
The Fredericton Police Force, in a news release issued Tuesday, revealed additional details about the case.
It said Mollins’ arrest arose as a result of four search warrants executed at two different locations in Fredericton on Nov. 30.
The city police force’s street and drug-crimes team led those searches, the release said, and that team was aided by the police force’s emergency response team; integrated enforcement units from Fredericton, Woodstock and Miramichi; RCMP Police Dog Services; and the Department of Justice and Public Safety’s K-9 unit.
“The efforts were the result of an investigation over the past several months and represents a significant bust for the Fredericton area,” the release stated.
“This seizure and arrest will have a direct impact on the drugs available on the streets, and the criminal activity associated to the industry.”
It said officers seized what’s believed to be the following drugs in the detailed quantities:
822 grams of fentanyl,
241 grams of cocaine,
494 grams of methamphetamine,
468 suspected hydromorphone pills
and 24 grams of hashish.
The searches also led to the seizure of numerous weapons, namely a 9-millimetre handgun; a 12-gauge shotgun, two 22-calibre rifles, three pellet guns, a crossbow and various types of ammunition.
The release also noted that two motor-vehicles and other stolen property were recovered: a 2017 Jaguar XE, a 2023 Dodge Ram 1500, three snowblowers, a woodchipper, a generator and a TYM tractor with snowblower.
The latter item had been reported to police as stolen, the force reported, and it had been painted to cover its original colour.
“The total value of the recovered items is approximately $58,000,” the release said.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
I always wonder why someone this ambitious and entrepreneurial would waste their time in crime and not towards making the world a better place
This is a guy that needs to be taken off the streets for a long time.