Charlottetown police seize cocaine, brass knuckles, drone during arrest

A 37-year-old man is facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after Charlottetown police seized cocaine, brass knuckles and a drone from a home last week.

Police executed a search warrant at a Kensington Road residence around 1:30 p.m. on April 17 as part of a six-week investigation, according to a Charlottetown Police Services news release.

Officers arrested a man and seized:

• 284 grams of cocaine
• brass knuckles
• 495 grams of dried cannabis
• bear spray
• a drone
• several cellphones
• more than $22,000 in cash

Skylar John Peters was charged with:

• possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes
• possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling it
• breach of probation

Peters was remanded into custody and will appear in court at an unspecified date.

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