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A 42-year-old man faces charges after a hit-and-run collision ended in the seizure of $14,000 worth of drugs.

“Thanks to the assistance of witnesses and the EPS canine unit, a hit-and-run suspect was quickly apprehended and a significant quantity of fentanyl was removed from Edmonton streets,” Edmonton police Const. Danielle Pelletier said in a news release Tuesday.

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Southeast division officers were called to a hit-and-run near 72 Street and 21 Avenue SW on Sunday around 8:15 a.m.

When they arrived, officers found 2013 Toyota Highlander SUV had slammed into a parked 2010 Dodge Ram, causing the Ram to hit another parked vehicle.

Witnesses reported seeing the Highlander’s driver run north between houses.

Police dog Flynn and his handler tracked the driver to a nearby yard, where a man was arrested without incident.

According to police, the man was in possession of two backpacks with drugs and cash inside.

Officers seized 46.1 grams of fentanyl powder — a drug linked to 343 overdose deaths in Alberta in 2016 and 113 deaths in the first quarter of 2017 — 2.9 grams of methamphetamine and 6.4 grams of cocaine, with a combined estimated street value of $14,000.

Mark Bratraki, 42, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of the proceeds of crime and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.