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Tip leads to drug arrest

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A 23-year-old Yellowknife man was arrested Friday after an early morning search turned up drugs.

Responding to a tip of a man inside a home who had breached his release conditions , Yellowknife RCMP executed a search warrant at a city property, locating cocaine, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia inside, according to a statement released Friday afternoon.

Darcy Oake is charged with one count of Possession of a Schedule I Substance and three counts Failing to Comply with a Condition of his Recognizance.

Oak is due to appear in court on Monday, Jan. 8.

Residents with any information related to the incident are asked to contact RCMP at  867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, www.nwtnutips.com.