Police seize more than a kilo of suspected cocaine and $42,000 in cash

Police in Regina made a major drug seizure after arresting a man in a parking lot last week.

According to police, officers arrested the 23-year-old in a parking lot on Quance Street and Prince of Wales Drive on Thursday. Later, officers searched a home on Simard Avenue as part of the same investigation.

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According to police, the investigation turned up 1,647 grams of suspected cocaine, 46 grams of suspected crack cocaine, more than $42,000 in cash, cell phones, scales and fake ID.

The 23-year-old man is now facing charges including possession of the proceeds of crime, possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a forged document with intent, and using a forged document.

He made his first court appearance on Friday, police said.