Three dog units and three dozen officers from Truro, Bridgewater, New Glasgow, Halifax, Kings, Trenton and Stellarton assisted in the searches and arrests. Besides targeting primarily street-level dealers, police hope they have had an impact on the drug trade at Kings County Academy, Kentville's high school. Some of those charged with selling drugs at the school are students or former students. One person faces 18 charges and two others face 13 counts each. Suspects range in age from 14 to 60.
Most charges are for possession of drugs, trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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