Two men are facing multiple drug trafficking charges after an investigation by the Regina Police Service.
On Friday, March 1, officers arrested two people in a vehicle in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of Albert Street North.
The two suspects were taken into custody without incident.
A search of the suspect vehicle after the arrest turned up a large number of illicit drugs, cutting agents, food colourings, mixing tools, heat sealers, weigh scales, and packaging (all tools for mixing/cutting fentanyl).
The following were some of the items seized:
- 4.5 Kilograms of fentanyl
- 850 Grams of cocaine;
- 5.2 Kilograms of methamphetamine:
- One Litre of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (Commonly known as GHB)
- $22,238 in cash
- Vehicle
Based on single doses, the current street value of 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl is approximately 1.8 million dollars.
This is the second large seizure of drugs by the Regina Police Service Drug Unit in less than one month.
“The Regina Drug Unit remains committed to holding high-level dealers accountable,” explains Cory Lindskog, Inspector, Investigative Services Division. “Arrests like this result in a disruption of the, often deadly, drug trade in our city by taking these dangerous drugs off of our streets.”
As a result of this investigation, a 38-year-old man was charged with three counts of possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The second individual, a 51-year-old man, was charged with two counts of possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime.
Both made their first appearances on these charges in Regina Provincial Court on Monday, March 4.
