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Four charged in nearly $60K drug bust

Four Londoners are facing charges after police seized almost $60,000 worth of drugs.

According to London police, officers raided homes on Hummingbird Crescent and Wonderland Road South on Thursday. They seized 571 grams of cocaine, 12 grams of crack cocaine, 14 hydromorphone bills, 52 Oxycodone pills, about $10,000 in cash, digital scale, cellular phones, and a 2014 BMW.

Abbas Alebeid, 26, of London is charged with six counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Alecia Gruber, 36, of London is charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Lindsay Marr, 24, of London is charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

A 16-year-old London male, who cannot be named because of his age, is charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com.

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