SASKATOON - Three men are facing drug-related charges after a police seizure in Saskatoon.
The Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team (CRT) has concluded investigation into the drug-trafficking activities of three men.
On Nov. 27, members of the CRT conducted enforcement action on a group of individuals suspected of trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from a home in the 300 block of Kolynchuk Manor.
At approximately 2 p.m., two 20-year-old men from Ontario were taken into custody without incident at a business in the 3100 block of Clarence Avenue South. A third 20-year-old man was arrested without incident a short time later. A search warrant for three vehicles and the residence on Kolynchuk Manor was executed in the early morning hours of Nov. 28, resulting in the following evidentiary items seized: $69,269 CAD; approximately 16 kilograms of methamphetamine; 470 grams of powdered cocaine; 175 grams of carfentanyl; four litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate; 16 grams of fentanyl; assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
As a result of this investigation, a total of 15 charges have been laid against all three men relating to possession of controlled substances and possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000. They remain in police custody and will appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Nov. 28.
