Police conducting Summerside traffic stop seize kilo of suspected MDMA, arrest 2 people

Stephen Brun · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 12, 2025 3:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Two radical were arrested aft constabulary successful Summerside recovered a ample quantity of drugs successful a conveyance during a postulation halt this week. 

Officers made the halt Tuesday astatine 6:30 p.m. successful narration to an probe into a stolen vehicle, Summerside Police Services said successful a quality release. 

A 32-year-old antheral and a 34-year-old pistillate were arrested astatine the scene. A hunt of the conveyance uncovered astir 1 kilogram of what constabulary fishy to beryllium MDMA. 

Also known arsenic "molly" oregon "ecstasy," MDMA is simply a lab-made cause that has effects akin to stimulants similar methamphetamine, according to the National Institute connected Drug Abuse successful the U.S.

The institute said the cause "is typically sold illicitly arsenic colourful tablets with imprinted logos, capsules, powder, oregon liquid." 

Summerside constabulary said they expect to laic charges of cause possession and possession for the intent of trafficking against the pair. 

Follows grounds cause bust successful Stratford

The seizure comes 1 time aft Charlottetown Police Services announced what's suspected to beryllium the largest known cause bust successful P.E.I. history. 

On Monday, the superior city's constabulary unit seized 2.8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 763 grams of cocaine from a residence successful Stratford. 

Three radical believed to beryllium from Ontario, 1 antheral and 2 women, are expected to beryllium charged with possession for the intent of trafficking successful that investigation.