SASKATOON – Saskatoon Police Crime Reduction Team arrested five people and seized drugs and weapons after executing a search warrant Wednesday afternoon.
Police raided the home in the 2300 block of St. George Ave. in an enforcement action on a group suspected of trafficking drugs. Five people were arrested and police seized 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, 161.7 grams of fentanyl [purple, brown, and green], 2.4 grams of cocaine, 587 oxycodone pills, 18 unknown pills sent for analysis, $4,495 CAD, a .22 calibre rifle, a sawed-off .32 calibre loaded pocket pistol, ammunition, body armour, multiple mobile phones, and assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
As a result, a 33-year-old man and 25-year-old woman are facing charges relating to drug trafficking, weapons, proceeds of crime, and breach of probation. A 41-year-old man was arrested on a criminal code warrant relating to domestic assault. Two other women arrested from the residence were released without charges.
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