Pair charged after cocaine, cash found at Iqaluit home

RCMP makes two arrests near the Road to Nowhere following building search

Two suspects were arrested in Iqaluit on Friday when the RCMP found cocaine and cash at a residence after executing a search warrant. (File photo)

By Nunatsiaq News

Two suspects face charges after RCMP officers found $3,700 in cash, powder cocaine and crack cocaine at an Iqaluit home after carrying out a search warrant Friday.

Ahmed Ghouili, a 40-year-old man, is charged with trafficking cocaine, a violation of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as well as criminal offences of possession of property obtained by crime and failure to comply with probation.

Cheri Rheaume, a 37-year-old woman, is charged with possessing cocaine for trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

Both were arrested at a residence near the Road to Nowhere and taken into custody. Their next scheduled court appearance is on Jan. 23.

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