Fourteen Grand In Cocaine Seized Following Barrie Break and Enter
Man Admitted To Theft, Claiming It Was to Help Settle A Debt
About fourteen grand in cocaine is off the streets after a B&E call to the Yonge and Little area of Barrie. Someone came back home from an extended absence on Thursday to find they’d been robbed. A neighbour told police they chatted with someone claiming to be a family friend checking on the place, while it’s likely they’re not a family friend anymore. Cops say the suspect admitted to the theft, saying the stuff taken was collateral on a debt owed. When police went to arrest him Friday, they claim he had about $14,500 in cocaine, along with a quantity of pot and hash. A 33-year-old Barrie man facing the following charges:
- Break & Enter with Intent to Commit Theft
- Possession of Stolen Property
- Breach of Recognizance
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cannabis Marijuana
- Possession of Cannabis Marijuana
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cannabis Resin
- Possession of Cannabis Resin
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine
- Possession of Cocaine
He was held at the Barrie Police Service pending a bail hearing to answer to his charges. The stolen property recovered during the search warrant was returned to the victim.