Man charged with drug trafficking

A man in Saskatoon has been charged with trafficking offences after an arrest by Saskatoon police on Thursday.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Friday that officers from the Saskatoon crime reduction team arrested the 33-year-old man around 8 p.m. on March 14 in the 400 block of 5th Avenue North after a brief chase on foot.

SPS said officers seized 347 grams of methamphetamine, 88 grams of cocaine as well as $120, and the man was charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000.

YOUTHS ARRESTED AFTER LATE-NIGHT DISTURBANCE

Five youths were arrested in Saskatoon on March 14 after an after-hours disturbance at Mount Royal Collegiate.

SPS said in a news release that officers were called around 10:30 p.m. to the school in the 2200 block of Rusholme Road after a report of a “community gathering taking place after a youth that had been involved in a disturbance was seen in possession of a firearm.”

SPS said that police quickly identified four male youths — aged 17, 15 and two aged 14 — and a 14-yearold female as being involved in the disturbance and isolated them away from the community gathering. When searching them, police said the officers found an imitation firearm, bear spray and an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine.

All five of the youths are facing a raft of charges relating to weapons, obstruction, drug possession and failing to comply with court-imposed conditions. No further information was provided.

ONTARIO MEN FACE DRUG CHARGES IN P.A.

Two men from Ontario, aged 31 and 32, are facing a number of charges after a drug trafficking investigation by Prince Albert Police Service.

PAPS said in a news release that a search warrant was executed at a residence on 19th Street West in Prince Albert on March 14.

Police said officers seized $8,335, 652.2 grams of cocaine, 262.4 grams of methamphetamine, 190.5 grams of cutting agent, a handgun with ammunition, and “further evidence to support drug trafficking.”

The pair have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking for both the cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as possession of proceeds of crime and multiple firearms related offences. They are set to make their first court appearance on Monday.