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Naloxone-resistant fentanyl circulating in southern Sask.: RCMP
A strain of the powerful opioid fentanyl is circulating in southern Saskatchewan, and the RCMP says it may be resistant to naloxone. Naloxone is a fast-acting drug that can temporarily reverse the eff...
Dec 12, 2023
Police seize cocaine, cash, vehicles and weapons during warrant searches
Warrant searches in Saskatoon turned up almost 700 grams of cocaine along with a trove of weapons and paraphernalia. According to police, officers executed the warrants on a home on McKercher Drive an...
Dec 12, 2023 Warrant searches on two vehicles and a Saskatoon home turned up drugs, cash and weapons. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Sask. police nabbed nearly 500 impaired drivers in October: SGI
Police officers across Saskatchewan nabbed 497 impaired drivers in October. SGI said Wednesday that officers charged 201 drivers under the Criminal Code and issued 296 administrative suspensions durin...
Nov 22, 2023
Sask. RCMP traffic unit seizes 155 kilos of meth, cocaine
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit made a major drug bust on Highway 16 this summer. On June 1, the unit was helping with an Alberta RCMP investigation and stopped a vehicle with two men insi...
Oct 13, 2023 According to police, the combined value of the drugs seized was about $4,000,000. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Prairie Harm Reduction slams wellness centre for banning problem clients
Prairie Harm Reduction is not happy with the decision to start kicking the most troublesome clients out of Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre. Mark Arcand is chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, ...
Sep 27, 2023 Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, said she felt "utter disappointment" at the decision. (650 CKOM file photo)
Arcand says wellness centre will ban people abusing drugs, breaking rules
The head of Saskatoon's Emergency Wellness Centre is putting his foot down when it comes to those abusing drugs and not following the rules. Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand said the centre ...
Sep 26, 2023 Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Mark Arcand said the emergency wellness centre is going to be handing out lengthy bans and pushing people away if they abuse drugs and ignore shelter rules. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man survives gunshot to head, stab wounds during Moose Jaw home invasion
A 28-year-old Moose Jaw man is lucky to be alive after a scary home invasion Wednesday night, and one of the suspects is still on the run. According to police, officers got a call at about 8 p.m. abou...
Sep 14, 2023
Weapons, drugs seized by RCMP during raids in Rosetown, La Ronge area
RCMP officers seized caches of weapons and drugs this week during raids in Rosetown and in the La Ronge district. According to the Mounties, at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday, officers from the Rosetown de...
Aug 25, 2023 The weapons and ammunition seized during a raid in Rosetown. (RCMP/Submitted)
No reports of drugged zip ties despite viral post: Police
A social media post warning about drugged zip ties attached to the handles of car doors has been shared like wildfire in Saskatoon. But the city's police department said there haven't been any calls o...
Aug 25, 2023 (Jennifer Bear/Facebook)
Man and woman charged after police break up 'dial-a-dope' operation
A 59-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man are facing charges after police in Saskatoon broke up what was called a "dial-a-dope" operation. That term is typically used by police to describe drug traffi...
Aug 22, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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