6 charged after drugs and guns seized in Simcoe County investigation

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BARRIE —Provincial police say several central Ontario residents are facing numerous charges following a three-month investigation into drugs dealing in Simcoe County area.

They say Project Blackbird began in September and involved provincial police and Barrie police.

Officers executing search warrants earlier this week seized drugs — including cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and marijuana — as well as two handguns, cash and a car.

Six people — two each from Barrie and Muskoka Lakes and one each from Oro-Medonte and Queensville — are charged with a total of 51 offences.

The accused, who range in age from 26 to 45, all face several possession for the purpose of trafficking counts as well as other charges.

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