THUNDER BAY – A 67-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into drug trafficking from Thunder Bay to nearby First Nation communities, with police seizing $380,000 in drugs and a large amount of cash.

On Thursday, Aug. 14, members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s intelligence unit, with support from the Thunder Bay Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of McIntosh Street.

The warrant stemmed from an ongoing investigation into the distribution of opioids, including to communities.One of the possible target communities for distribution was Aroland First Nation, NAPS said in a news release.

During the search, officers seized a substantial quantity of oxycodone and hydromorphone, as well as

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