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Eskasoni man facing drug trafficking charges: N.S. RCMP
A sign for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pictured on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)
A 38-year-old Eskasoni man is facing drug trafficking charges after the Nova Scotia RCMP seized narcotics from a residence in the community.
Officers with the Eskasoni RCMP General Investigative Section, and general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence on Richard Avenue Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking.
'Officers safely arrested a man and seized a quantity of narcotic prescription pills and cash,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.
Keith Geoffrey Denny has been charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
Denny appeared in Sydney provincial court on Thursday and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday.
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