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Saskatoon police seize drugs and charge three men

Three men, age 38, 33, and 33, are facing various charges relating to drug trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime under $5,000.
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Drugs and related paraphernalia seized in search.

SASKATOON — Members of the Saskatoon Crime Reduction Team have concluded a drug trafficking investigation with the arrest of multiple persons and the execution of a search warrant.

At around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, the Saskatoon Crime Reduction Team, with assistance from the Tactical Support Unit, initiated enforcement action on a 38-year-old man believed to be trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl. He was arrested while riding a bicycle at the intersection of King Street and 5th Avenue North. A search warrant was subsequently executed at an address in the 500 block of 3rd Avenue North where officers located and arrested two additional men and a woman.

The following evidentiary seizures were made:

  • 90.8 grams of purple/pink fentanyl
  • 10.9 grams methamphetamine
  • 17x hydromorph contin pills
  • $80 CAD
  • Assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking

As a result, three men, age 38, 33, and 33 are facing various charges relating to drug trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime under $5,000. Outstanding warrants for resisting arrest and possession of a weapon were also executed against one of the 33-year-old men upon his arrest. The 30-year-old woman was released without charges.

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