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Police seize $55K worth of drugs, Niagara Falls residents charged

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Two Niagara Falls residents are facing charges after police seized more than $55,000 worth of drugs while executing several search warrants.

Police began looking into the distribution of drugs by two people in Niagara Falls.

Following a months-long investigation, the Niagara Falls Street Crime Unit, the Morality Unit, Guns Gangs & Grows and the Emergency Task Unit executed search warrants at two homes and inside two vehicles.

Police seized a large quantity of drugs including suspected meth, fentanyl and cocaine, a prohibited weapon and roughly $3,300 “in proceeds of crime.”

Jumal Stewart, 31, and Geol Spencer, 30, were arrested and face multiple charges including three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

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