A Fort McMurray drug dealer has been nabbed by a police dog, leaving him with charges pending and some dog bite wounds to nurse as well. 24 year old Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed is facing multiple charges after being chased, bitten, and arrested. According to police Ahmed ditched a bag of cocaine and ran from the officers who responded to a tip about drug dealing from an apartment building located at 9600 Manning Avenue. In the afternoon on July 18, 2016 police received a tip from a concerned citizen regarding drugs, and when officers arrived at the scene a RCMP Police Dog Services was already in the area and responded as well. According to police Ahmed allegedly threw a bag which contained around 20 grams of crack cocaine when he was fleeing from the officers.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. George Cameron discussed the police dog capture of the alleged drug dealer in Fort McMurray, and said that Ahmed was aready on conditions at the time of his arrest. According to Cameron “When members approached the building there was an individual that started running and saw him throw something. He did his job. The dog caught up to him and unfortunately bit him on his leg. The individual is well known to us. We’ve had many dealings with him in the past.” After the police dog stopped the suspect and bit him Ahmed was taken to the hospital where he needed two stitches as a result of the bites he received.