Calgary woman held in drug bust

A 26-year-old Calgary woman has been charged with a number of offences after a large amount of cash and drugs were seized from a residence in Pinehouse Lake.

On Dec. 2 during a traffic stop, information was obtained by Pinehouse Lake RCMP about drugs being sold out of a house in the community, according to an RCMP news release.

Through further investigation, Pinehouse Lake RCMP searched a residence in the community.

As a result, police found 27 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 16 grams of suspected crack cocaine individually packaged, alongside 24 grams of cannabis resin, with the drugs valued at roughly $4,500. Police also located $12,000 in cash and a cellphone.

Pinehouse Lake is located roughly 365 kilometres north of Saskatoon.