Christmas came a few days early for members of the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol and the RCMP; on Tuesday last week, they busted a vehicle carrying 3,100 doses’ worth of fentanyl.
In a news release, RCMP said members of the joint unit stopped a vehicle heading east for speeding on Highway 1, west of Swift Current.
“Numerous indicators were observed that led to both occupants of the vehicle being arrested under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” read the release.
Officers searched the vehicle and found 310 grams of suspected fentanyl, which could be cut up in more than 3,100 doses, five grams of suspected cocaine, 15 grams of suspected cannabis and over $2,000 in Canadian currency.
A 30-year-old Calgary man is now facing one charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one charge of possession of cocaine.
A 32-year-old Calgary man is facing one charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
They’re both now remanded into custody. They appeared in Swift Current provincial court on Monday to face the charges.