A drug investigation in Oromocto First Nation has led to arrests.

RCMP searched a Waasis Road home on January 16 and seized what was believed to be cocaine, meth, prescription meds, drug paraphernalia and cash.

An investigation into drug trafficking in the community began a week before that.

Five people were arrested at the home:
• A 48-year-old woman from Oromocto First Nation, N.B.
• A 47-year-old man from Burton, N.B.
• A 34-year-old woman from Oromocto First Nation, N.B.
• A 38-year-old man from Geary, N.B.
• A 40-year-old man from Oromocto, N.B.

A 40-year-old man from Oromocto First Nation was also arrested at a residence on Moccasin Lane, in the same community.

The 47-year-old Burton man and the 40-year-old Oromocto First Nation man remain in custody on unrelated matters. The 48-year-old woman from Oromocto First Nation was later released and will appear in court at a later date.

The 34-year-old woman from Oromocto First Nation, the 38-year-old man from Geary and the 40-year-old man from Oromocto, were later released.