Drug raid nabs suspect, evidence in Inuvik hotel room

Evidence seized during an RCMP raid in a hotel room in Inuvik. An Edmonton man has been charged. (Photo submitted by RCMP.)

Cocaine, suspected opioids, and $15,000 in cash were seized by Inuvik RCMP following execution of a search warrant at a hotel room in the Beaufort Delta community.

Thirty-year-old Abubakar Bakal, of Edmonton, was charged after the March 7 raid with possession of: the proceeds of crime, a controlled substance (cocaine); and a controlled substance (opioids)

Anyone who has information about drug trafficking in Inuvik is asked to contact the Inuvik RCMP at 867-7777.