By Jonathan Charlton
jonathan@peicanada.com

Kings District RCMP seized more than 500 pills and $1,000 cash from a Byrnes Road home following a drug search Saturday.
“That is a fairly significant drug seizure as far as pills go,” Sergeant Bob Fogarty said.
The pills included oxycontin, delaudid, percocet and morphine.
Three residents from the home will face charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking March 29 in Georgetown.
Police have also confirmed two additional break-ins along with an early Wednesday morning incident in Cardigan.
The same morning, a home in Mount Buchanan was broken into. Items were stolen, but police won’t say exactly what at this point.
The homeowners took some appropriate safety measures but someone still got in, Sgt Forgarty said.
He said police could not rule out the two break-ins being related, but also couldn’t confirm they were.
On January 11 a Murray River home was broken into but nothing was stolen. Police are still investigating.
When contacted by The Graphic, the homeowners declined comment.
“There’s certainly too much of a comfort level on PEI of their vehicles and homes not being locked,” Sgt Fogarty said.
“We’re still seeing a bit of that, and people have to understand that’s when breaks are happening out in the country.”
As of Friday Sgt Fogarty said there were no new developments into the investigation of an intrusion into the Cardigan home.
Natalie Bears, who offers Classical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine and Nutritional & Lifestyle Consultation in a clinic attached to the Chapel Road home, lives there with her three children and her husband Andrew Mirtle.
The couple was awakened when the intruder opened their ground floor bedroom door and then fled.
When the couple realized what was happening Mr Mirtle went outdoors to search but could find no trace of the individual.
Any mention that the intruder may have been in search of prescription drugs or money is quickly dismissed by Ms Bears, who said, “I don’t keep cash on the premises ever – only a very small selection of non-invasive natural supplement and herbs – because of my beliefs and what I do, you wouldn’t find a drug in the house not even Tylenol.”
The doors were not locked that night but Ms Bears said she has lived in her home for about eight years and never experienced anything like this before.
“Obviously we will be locking our doors from now on but truly it is very sad to say that one must do so as entering someone’s house uninvited at anytime is not appropriate and certainly not acceptable at 3am in the morning. I guess we have to get ‘with the times’ and live in a security enforced home like so many others now,” she said.
Nothing was stolen in the incident, nor were there any injuries. Two vehicles, which were locked and parked in the yard, were not entered or damaged.