Street Crime Unit Investigation Leads to Charges

On Wednesday May 22, 2024 at approximately 5:10pm, the Charlottetown Police Services Street Crime Unit conducted a targeted vehicle stop and arrested a male following an investigation into the illicit drug trade of selling cocaine in Charlottetown.

Officers seized 32 grams of cocaine, 6 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), a small amount of cash and a cell phone.

37 year old Kiel Robert Stewart from Cornwall has been charged with CDSA 5(2) –  Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, driving while Prohibited  and one charge of failing to comply with a release order.   The accused was bound by a release order stemming from another charge of driving while prohibited in Nov/2023 and a charge of Assault with a weapon in Dec/2023.

The accused has been remanded in custody and will appear in Province Court at a later date.