Officers from the Michigan State Police Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team executed search warrants in Canton and Wayne last Thursday, Feb. 20. The methamphetamine and “crack cocaine” were seized during the incident and one suspect was arrested, according to official reports. The street value of the drugs was estimated by authorities at $40,000.
Officers from the Downriver SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit and Michigan State Police Metro South Post assisted in the raids and subsequent arrest, police said. Officials have not released the name of the suspect, the exact location of the arrest or the raids, pending charges from the prosecutor’s office.
Information regarding the investigation and information leading to the warrants will be made public when criminal charges are filed, offiicals explained.
The warrant service in Canton and Wayne last week follows other recent drug raids in Metro Detroit. According to media reports, last month, Michigan State Troopers and police seized seven handguns, a rifle, cocaine, prescription pills, methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and more than $1.2 million in cash after executing eight search warrants in Metro Detroit.
In January, a police task force including troopers seized 5.3 kilograms of fentanyl, 5.7 kilograms of cocaine, 106 grams of ketamine, 3,229 Schedule 2 pills, six firearms — three reported stolen — and seized more than $70,000 after executing search warrants in Detroit.
In a separate incident, troopers and police seized about 2,000 methamphetamine pills, 3.5 ounces of ketamine, several ounces of cocaine, almost an ounce of ecstasy, 2 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, an assault rifle, a handgun, a vehicle and more than $19,000 in cash while serving search warrants in Detroit earlier this year.
