Mount Forest man charged in drug bust
Police seized about $20,000 worth of cocaine, meth
MOUNT FOREST – A local man has been charged with trafficking following a drug bust here last week.
Wellington County OPP officials say police began a drug investigation on Sept. 30 and two weeks later, on Oct. 15 at about 11:30am, they executed a search warrant at a residence in Mount Forest.
“Police seized suspected methamphetamine (and) suspected cocaine ... with an estimated street value of $20,000,” police stated in a press release.
Nicholas Wells, 26, of Mount Forest, was charged with trafficking cocaine and two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine and cocaine).
He is to appear in Guelph court on Jan. 6.
