A woman from Antigonish Co. charged as part of an eight-month investigation that led to 10 drug-related arrests and 69 charges is scheduled to return to court Thursday.
Police say officers searched four homes and five marijuana storefronts in the province in August.
They say the suspects set up shop in various communities as a criminal network, and used their storefronts to commit crime and profit from that crime.
One of the raids was at the Tasty Budd’s location on the Post Rd. in Antigonish Co.
Gillian Sarah Sampson, 28, of Pomquet faces charges of trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by proceeds of crime; she entered not guilty pleas to all of her charges during an election-and-plea hearing in February.
Sampson, who was released from custody after her arrest, is expected for a preliminary inquiry, which will determine if there’s enough evidence to send the case to trial, in Antigonish Provincial Court.