RCMP in St. John's seized thousands of ecstacy pills, cocaine and cash during a drug raid, police said.
Two men — one from St. John's and one from Saudi Arabia — were arrested during the bust on Friday.
Police said members of a tactical unit and drug squad officers stormed a house in the city centre Friday afternoon and seized 15,000 ecstasy pills they believe to have a street value of about $150,000. They also seized a quantity of cocaine and about $4,000 in cash.
Hassan Kamel Al-Amiri, 24, of St. John's, and Mahmood Ahmed Alsaihati, 24, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, face drug-trafficking and drug-possession charges.
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