Estevan Police Service officers on Sept. 8 stopped a vehicle on King Street and following the execution of a search warrant on the vehicle, seized a large amount of cocaine with an estimated street value of $80,000.
Police arrested the two male occupants of the vehicle, David Gatis, 48, and Cary Power, 51, at around 11 p.m. Monday night. Both were charged with trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of property obtained by crime, as they were also found to be in possession of an undisclosed amount of Canadian money.
EPS Chief Paul Ladouceur said the two men were first arrested when the officers stopped a vehicle because the occupants were suspected of possessing drugs.
"As a result, the officers drafted a search warrant and were granted one later in the evening. As a result of the search warrant, they recovered the quantity of cocaine along with some Canadian currency," said Ladouceur.
Ladouceur said he couldn't divulge details of why there were drugs suspected to be linked with the two men involved.
Both men appeared in Estevan provincial court on Sept. 9.
Gatis was remanded in custody until Sept. 15 when he will attend a bail verification hearing.
Power was released on an undertaking.
