Man facing drug charges after search

Police arrested and charged a 49-year-old man with several drug offences following a search at a Perotte home on Nov. 13.

RCMP officers searched the home on Perotte Road as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers found a man at the home and arrested him.

During the search, Mounties located and seized dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a laptop, a cellphone and items police said were contaminated with drugs.

The man was later released on conditions and is set to appear in Annapolis Royal provincial court on Feb. 21.

He is facing charges of trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, attempting to import a controlled substance, attempting to traffic a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.

The investigation is ongoing.