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Drug bust in Eagle Ridge nets $11,000 worth in drugs and cash

Last Updated Apr 30, 2019 at 3:20 pm MDT

ALERT seized $11,000 worth in drugs and cash from an Eagle Ridge apartment in late March, 25-year-old Varinder Singh was arrested and charged with possession and drug trafficking. Photo supplied by Wood Buffalo RCMP

A 25-year-old male faces possession charges resulting from a significant drug bust in late March.

ALERT executed a search warrant at an Eagle Ridge apartment.

They seized 100 grams of crack cocaine, 88 grams of a cocaine buffing agent, and $955 cash.

Police arrested 25-year-old Varinder Singh.

He faces charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime.

In total, the seizure amounts to approximately $11,000 worth of drugs and cash.

ALERT, along with Wood Buffalo RCMP found a young child while making another drug bust in Timberlea in a separate investigation in April.