The individuals charged with alleged drug and weapon offences on Saturday made a court apperance Monday.
Cameron St. Laurent, a 33-year-old man, has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking of a controlled substance and trafficking a controlled substance (methamphetamine) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of a weapon while prohibited from doing so under the Criminal Code.
Noah Levick, a 19-year-old man, has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking of a controlled substance and trafficking a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and possession of property obtained by crime He has also been charged with failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking.
The vehicle they were operating has been seized as offence related property.
Both were remanded into custody and will make their next court appearance April 23.
The matter remains under investigation.
They were arrested just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday by members of the Estevan Police Service after a traffic stop on Highway 39 on the west side of the city. A significant amount of contraband methamphetamines and cash were located inside the vehicle.
Several rounds of ammunition, a machete, scales, charged needles and other items used for the sale and distribution of illegal contraband were also seized. In addition, other stolen property was located in the vehicle.
Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan said the drug bust wasn’t a result of an investigation. But this wasn’t a random traffic stop, either.
“We were acting on some information, and that’s what led to the traffic stop,” said Cowan.
The amount of drugs and cash seized were not disclosed but Cowan said the drugs were significant.
“A lot of the drugs were already … divided up into individual packets. The needles … are charged. They had meth in them … they sell the needle that way so that people just take the needle and shoot up with it.”
Other items, such as scales, were allegedly there to promote the sale of the drugs, Cowan said.
The amount of cash was not as significant as what the police initially thought.
Two males, both from Estevan, were arrested. Cowan noted they were known to police previously.
