The Estevan Police Service is working collaboratively with the Fillmore and Indian Head RCMP detachments in an ongoing theft investigation.
The EPS, Criminal Investigation Division along with the Estevan RCMP’s investigation unit executed search warrants Apri. 1 on a residence and farm yard in the R.M. of Benson. The RCMP Prairie International Border team also assisted in the execution of the warrant.
As a result of this policing action, a couple of Benson area males, aged 24 and 33 were arrested as was a 29-year-old Estevan female.
The woman is now facing a charge under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
The 33-year-old man is facing several charges that include possession of proceeds obtained by crime, possession of cocaine, possession of amphetamines, failure to comply with a recognizance, possession of a firearm without a valid licence and careless storage of a firearm.
The 24-year-old male is also facing several charges that include possession of proceeds obtained by crime, possession of cocaine and possession of amphetamines.
The items seized as a result of the police search included a travel trailer, a cargo trailer, two snowmobiles, several firearms and a hot tub plus the crack cocaine and amphetamines.
The woman was later released under conditions with a court date scheduled later this month, while the two men were slated to appear on Apr. 2 in Estevan Provincial Court. EPS members noted the investigation is continuing.
