Tisdale man facing 25 charges after large quantity of drugs found

A 29-year-old Tisdale man is facing 25 charges, including possession of drugs for trafficking, after police found drugs including a large quantity of cocaine and methamphetamine in a drug trafficking investigation in central Saskatchewan this week.

In a news release on Dec. 12, police said officers from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team and Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team searched a home in Peesane, southeast of Prince Albert on Dec 9.

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RCMP said that search found over 3.9 kilograms of cocaine, 4.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, six firearms (including a loaded handgun), two sawed-off firearms, a semi-automatic long gun, an assault-style firearm, ammunition, drug trafficking paraphernalia, and $50,000 in cash.

Police then arrested the man at a business on 2nd Avenue West in Prince Albert, saying that a search of his vehicle found an additional 183 grams of crack cocaine, 93 grams of cocaine, 56 grams of methylenedioxyamphetamine (also called ecstasy), 21 grams of methamphetamine, and a second loaded handgun.

The man arrested has been charged with:

possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking;
possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking;
possession of methylenedioxyamphetamine (known as ecstasy) for the purpose of trafficking;
careless use of a firearm;
six counts of unsafe storage of a firearm;
possession of a firearm/weapon/device/ammunition in motor vehicle;
three counts of possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized;
five counts of possession of a restricted firearm/prohibited weapon with ammunition without a licence or registration;
possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number;
four counts, weapons possession contrary to order; and
possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

He appeared in Melfort Provincial Court on Thursday.

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