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: It was like pennies from heaven. Make that bills and blow.
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: Residents of a Sarnia, Ont., apartment building were surprised
: to see a safe fall from a third storey window on Friday, and
: even more surprised when it broke open, spilling cash and drugs
: on the ground.
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: Police say they were executing drug search warrants at the
: building when suspects in one of the apartments threw a safe
: from a bedroom window.
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: "When it hit the ground, it burst open," said Staff
: Sgt. Doug Warn. "It was very windy and the money was just
: going everywhere. Residents in the building came out and saw
: this and went, 'Wow!'" Three residents from the building
: began grabbing up $20, $50 and $100 bills, as well as an
: assortment of baggies filled with crack cocaine and powder
: cocaine.
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: Initially, they tried to hide the cash and drugs from police but
: changed their minds. "We were able to determine who they
: were and they decided it was in their best interest to give it
: to us," Warn said.
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: The cash totalled $14,000 and the drugs had a street value worth
: about $8,500.
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: Two of the three grabbing up the contraband were not arrested.
: However, the third was an occupant of one of the two apartments
: being searched. He and four others face charges of drug
: trafficking and possession.
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