The Estevan Police Service seized a sizable amount of crack cocaine earlier this month as part of an ongoing investigation into the city's drug trade.
On Feb. 1, the EPS seized an estimated $100,000 worth of crack. No arrests were made in the seizure and the investigation remains active.
Because the file is still open, Cst. Tyler McMillen of the EPS's organized crime unit said they are not able to provide many details, at this point.
However, McMillen did note that crack cocaine is a popular choice among drug users in the city and they are happy to have made a dent in the supply .
"We almost see crack cocaine as more prevalent than marijuana or drugs like that," he said. "In the last few years it seems to be the one that we have seen the most. It's taken over the market. They seem to choose crack over the likes of powdered cocaine. The organized crime groups that are rolling in, it's a business for them and they come in here and run a pretty tight ship."
McMillen accounted for the rise in usage of drugs to the energy boom that is ongoing in the Estevan area.
"With that growth a lot of good, positive things are happening, but also the criminal element, the large organized crime groups are attracted by that growth as well."
