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Two men are facing charges after more than five kilograms of fentanyl, seven kilograms of methamphetamine and two kilograms of cocaine were found at a home in Saskatoon’s Rosewood neighbourhood this week.
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on May 15 that the pair are facing a total of 15 charges as a result of an investigation by the force’s Crime Reduction Team. Those charges include drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substances and being in possession of property obtained by proceeds of crime.
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SPS said on May 14 a 21-year-old man from Edmonton, Alba., was arrested in the 2000 block of Stilling Lane just after 6 p.m. before a 23-year-old man from Winnipeg, MB, was arrested on a FLIX Bus South of Blackstrap Lake, just before 7 p.m. the same day.
Just before 10:30 p.m., investigators executed a search warrant for a home on Stilling Lane, a vehicle and a backpack. Police said they found:
- 5,236 grams of fentanyl (pink, blue, yellow and purple)
- 7,544 grams of methamphetamine
- 2,045 grams of cocaine
- 8 litres of Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
- $2987 and
- Paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking
Both men appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on May 15.
Charges laid after break and enter
Three people have been arrested and face charges in relation to a break and enter last month.
SPS said in a news release on May 15 that three people were now facing charges after the April 17 break in at a Tait Crescent apartment, which left a 21-year-old injured.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery, possession of property obtained by crime, break and enter, and breaching court-imposed conditions; a 27-year-old man has been charged with break and enter and breaching court-imposed conditions, and a 19-year-old woman has been charged with break and enter.
At the time, police said the victim entered the apartment building when he was confronted by two unknown men, one of which brandished what appeared to be a firearm. The two suspects then assaulted the victim and robbed him of multiple items.
While at the scene, officers noticed one of the doors to a unit had been broken. Through investigation, officers learned the unit had been broken into. It is believed that these two incidents are related.
Driver charged after hit and run
A 28-year-old man has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving bodily harm after a hit-and-run collision left a 47-year-old woman badly injured on April 21 at the intersection of 22nd Street West and Avenue Y South.
Gas station staff bear sprayed
Police in Saskatoon say staff members at a gas station on 20th Street West were treated for injuries after a woman allegedly fired bear spray inside the business.
According to a May 15 statement by police, officers were called to the gas station shortly before 10 p.m. on May 14, where they found several staff members suffering from the effects of the irritant spray.
Police said the staff told them a woman had been in the store damaging items and was escorted outside by security guards before being handed handed bear spray by a man in the parking lot.
Police said the staff members were treated for “injuries consistent with the effects of bear spray.”
The woman was wearing a red jacket and black pants, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300 or to inform Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at saskcrimestoppers.com.
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