Two charged after police seize cocaine, firearm from Cape Breton home

A Cape Breton Regional Police K-9 vehicle is pictured.

Two people are facing charges after police seized drugs from a home in Little Pond, N.S.

Cape Breton Regional Police says officers searched a home on Little Pond Road on Wednesday.

When officers arrived, the force says one person tried to run. That person was found in the woods behind the house with the help of a K9 team and was arrested.

During the search, police say they seized:

• cocaine
• a firearm
• cash

Police also arrested a second person.

Both were held in custody and appeared in Sydney provincial court Thursday.

Susan Loretta Young, 57, has been charged with:

• possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• possession of property obtained by crime
• three breaches of previous court-ordered conditions

Jonathan James Fitzgerald, 33, is facing charges of:

• failing to attend court
• four breaches of previous court-ordered conditions

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