Officers find cocaine in bag ditched during foot pursuit: police

A bag full of cocaine and cash was recovered after a man fled from officers, Chatham-Kent police say.

A bag full of cocaine and cash was recovered after a man fled from officers, Chatham-Kent police say.

Officers tried to speak to two men interacting in a parking lot about 8:15 p.m. Oct. 15, police said. One fled with a bag, which he tried to discard during a brief foot chase.

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Officers recovered the bag and found 349 grams of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $35,000, a digital scale and a large sum of cash inside, police said.

A suspect was arrested, police said. Investigation later revealed he was bound by a release order with multiple conditions, police said.

A Chatham man, 19, is charged with possessing drugs for trafficking and three counts of failing