Police seize $4M worth of cocaine, fake oxycodone pills

One man has been charged with drug trafficking after police seized drugs with an estimated street value of $4 million in Halifax.

C6MGN5BGEBATXDV5Y3RVJA54SM — *_{An RCMP member talks to the media about the seizure of approximately $4 million worth up drugs. (CTV/Jonathan MacInnis)}*

One man has been charged with drug trafficking after police seized drugs with an estimated street value of $4 million in Halifax.

Police say members of the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Street Crime Enforcement Unit began an investigation into the transportation of cocaine into the municipality in September.

According to a news release on Tuesday, police identified 38-year-old Exile Antonino Sandulu of Dartmouth as a drug transporter and monitored his movements.

Police were able to stop a Nissan Quest which was driven by Sandulu on Highway 104 in Colchester County at around 5:55 p.m. on Sept. 29. After searching the vehicle, police say they found 40 kilograms of cocaine and about 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills in a hidden compartment.

The hidden compartment found in the back of a Nissan Quest. (CTV/Jonathan MacInnis) — *_{The hidden compartment found in the back of a Nissan Quest.}*
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Sandulu has been charged with two counts of drug trafficking. He was released by the court and is set to appear in provincial court in Dartmouth on Dec. 12.