$100,000 drug bust tips the scales

Two Iqaluit men were charged with drug trafficking after police seized five pounds of marijuana from an Iqaluit business on May 15.

Cpl. Ken Goodine wouldn’t name the business. He said the drugs are worth an estimated $100,000. The bust was made after police received a tip from the public.

“It’s not the largest [seizure] since I’ve been here but it’s likely the biggest this year,” Goodine said.

Francois Stephane Gauthier, 28, and Jonathan Kaiser, 24, were arrested and released under conditions they remain in Iqaluit and report to the RCMP weekly.

Their next court date is July 7.