HUMBOLDT - Saskatchewan RCMP seized nearly two kilograms of illicit drugs and 35,000 illegal cigarettes near Humboldt in a recent raid.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) and Humboldt Detachment arrested and charged one individual and seized nearly two kilograms of illicit drugs and 35,000 illegal cigarettes after executing a search warrant near Humboldt.
On Feb. 4, RCMP officers from Prince Albert CRT and Humboldt Detachment executed a search warrant at a home northeast of Humboldt in relation to an ongoing investigation.
While searching the residence, officers located and seized:
- 1,000 grams of methamphetamine;
- 801 grams of cocaine;
- 35,000 illegal cigarettes;
- four firearms;
- ammunition;
- bear spray; and
- additional drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Prince Albert RCMP WEST officers located and arrested a man and a woman during a traffic stop near the residence.
While searching the vehicle, officers located and seized approximately $42,245 in cash, a small amount of crack cocaine, and additional evidence of drug trafficking.
As a result of the investigation, a 59-year-old man, from Humboldt, is charged with:
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine,
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine; and
- one count, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000.
The investigation continues.
The woman was released without charges.
The accused is scheduled to make his first appearance in Humboldt Provincial Court on March 24.
