Police make second Hall Beach drug bust this year

Police in Hall Beach uncovered 196 grams of marijuana while executing a search warrant in Hall Beach last week. The RCMP says that’s enough to yield 400 marijuana cigarettes, which sell for $30 a piece locally. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RCMP)

Police in Hall Beach say they’ve made their second marijuana seizure in the community this year.

A search of a Hall Beach resident Feb. 16 turned up about 200 grams of marijuana and a small quantity of hashish.

The RCMP says the amount of marijuana seized would yield almost 400 marijuana cigarettes, which sell for about $30 each in the community of 550 people.

Police also seized $990 along with “items related to the distribution and sale of marijuana.”

RCMP arrested and charged a 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, both residents of Hall Beach, who face charges of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Both accused have been released from custody and will appear in court June 7.

The incident comes on the heels of the arrest of another Hall Beach man who was charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking late last month.

RCMP turned up more than 18 grams of marijuana Jan. 24 along with cash and drug paraphernalia.

In a Feb. 20 news release, the RCMP says the seizures have a positive impact on the community, “as it reduces the amount of harm caused by the abuse of these substances in the community and prevents additional crimes from being committed.”

Nunavut RCMP encourage anyone with information on the trafficking of illegal drugs or alcohol to contact their local detachment or to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.