An investigation into the death of a 45-year-old man has led to Niagara police recovering more than $25,000 in drugs and two people being charged.
Officers were called on April 11 to an area in Pelham, where they found a man who died of an overdose.
The force’s opioid enforcement and education unit then started looking into where the illegal drugs that caused his death came from.
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In an update Thursday, Niagara police say they carried out search warrants at a home in Stoney Creek and in a vehicle. They seized $4,900 worth of fentanyl patches, nearly $20,000 in oxycodone pills and almost $34,000 in cash.
As a result, two Stoney Creek men were charged in connection with the investigation.
Radomir Horvath, 51, and Silvie Horvathova, 49, are facing several drug-related offences.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009476.
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