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Multiple theft charges

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Four Mount Forest men face charges following a drug bust that netted about $15,000 in marijuana, cocaine and LSD.

On Feb. 2, Wellington County OPP officers, joined by the West Region Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant on Princess Anne Street in Mount Forest.

Police say officers seized cannabis, cannabis resin, cocaine and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), as well as a prohibited weapon and Canadian currency. Three Mount Forest men were held for a bail hearing on Feb. 3.

Adam Fletcher, 21, Ryan Wells, 18 and Eric Wells, 20, were charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cannabis resin over one gram. Ryan Wells was also charged with possession of LSD, possession of marijuana under three kilograms for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a weapon.

A fourth male, 18, was charged with two cannabis-related offences.

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