Three men, two women face 26 drug, weapon charges in Saskatoon

Saskatoon Police Crime Reduction Team have charged five people with drug- and weapons-related offences.

On March 14, after a traffic stop, a man and woman were taken into custody in the 10 block of Sturby Place. Officers found cash, cocaine, fentanyl, GHB, and methamphetamine.

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A replica airsoft pistol and fentanyl were located during the arrest of another woman in the 1000 block of 23rd Street West

Inside a mall in the 3300 block of 8th Street East police found cash, cocaine, and a gold bar while arresting a man.

Police then executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of 23rd Street West according to the news release.

As a result, investigators seized a total of:

• 58.8 grams fentanyl (blue/green)
• 297.5 grams of cocaine powder
• 18.6 grams methamphetamine
• $8,515 cash
• Gold bar valued at $4,490
• 475 ml GHB
• Loaded, sawed off 12-gauge shotgun
• Three air-soft pistols
• Illegal cigarettes
• Various rounds of loose ammunition

Police also found:

• bear spray,
• crossbow/arrows,
• compound bow/arrows,
• batons,
• knives,
• a conducted energy weapon
• and other indicia consistent with drug trafficking.

The two women, ages 24 and 27, and the three men, ages 35, 37, and 41, face a total of 26 charges.