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Two charged after drug bust in Nanaimo

NANAIMO – Crown counsel has approved charges against a male and female in relation to a Sept. 22 drug bust.

Crown counsel has approved charges against two people in relation to a Sept. 22 drug bust.

According to Nanaimo RCMP, Jay Paul Guzina, 38, and Misty Nickol Potzkai, 31, of Nanaimo have each been charged with two counts of possession of fentanyl and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Guzina and Potzkai will be making their next appearances in court on Nov. 17 and were among those arrested in an investigation by RCMP Projects and Street Crimes Unit.

A search was conducted on a vehicle and residence on Bowen Road, which yielded 87 grams of fentanyl and 61 grams of crack cocaine. The estimated street value of the drugs was $30,000.

Charges are pending against two others related to the incident, RCMP said.



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