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Drug trafficking continues to be a significant problem in Saskatchewan, but the RCMP is sharing stories from last year that it says demonstrate the progress being made in preventing drugs from getting into people’s hands.
The RCMP said 378 people were charged with 543 drug trafficking-related offences in the province in 2025.
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“Illegal drugs pose a serious threat to the wellbeing of communities. Targeting the individuals responsible for trafficking them is our ultimate goal,” staff sergeant Éric Desfossés, north region manager of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams, said in a statement.
“Combining frontline policing with specialized enforcement is a coordinated effort that disrupts drug trafficking networks and protects vulnerable populations.”
Among the cases from 2025 highlighted by the Saskatchewan RCMP was a traffic stop near Kindersley that led to the seizure of 19 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of methamphetamine.
The federal police force credited the RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams, which work alongside other officers, using a variety of investigative methods.
“As the provincial police service, we are using intelligence-led approaches to disrupt drug trafficking whether it’s occurring in a small remote town, or a bigger city,” Desfossés said.
The RCMP said Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams officers were involved in seizing approximately “60 kilograms of methamphetamine, 14 kilograms of cocaine, 357 grams of fentanyl, three kilograms of other drugs, 70 pharmaceutical-style tablets, and over 120 firearms” in 2025.
