SASKATCHEWAN – Provincially-funded RCMP Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams (SERTs) continue to see positive results in preventing and addressing crime across the province.
From January to December 2025, SERT executed 1,048 arrests, conducted 375 search warrants, supported 69 interprovincial investigations, seized more than 77 kilograms of illicit drugs, 123 illegal firearms, and over $365,000 in cash from Saskatchewan communities, according to a news release.
SERT includes the Crime Reduction Teams (CRTs), the Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) and the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), each tackling critical areas of enforcement across the province.
"SERT's success is driven by a coordinated, province-wide effort," Commanding Officer of Saskatchewan RCMP Assistant Commissioner. Robin McNeil said. "SERT units work proactively to reduce serious crime. They also often collaborate with local RCMP detachments, who are the subject matter experts of their areas. Together, this collaboration and expertise is leading to the dismantling of criminal networks, removal of illicit drugs and weapons, and arrest of prolific offenders in communities throughout Saskatchewan."
In May 2025, SERT officers seized methamphetamine during a traffic stop that field-tested positive for fentanyl contamination. Two adults were arrested, and provincial partners with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health issued a public drug alert to warn residents of the heightened risk in the area.
In October 2025, SERT assisted Turtleford RCMP to apprehend a number of suspects. Through targeted enforcement, officers arrested 10 individuals wanted on outstanding warrants during the four-day operation, improving safety in the community. Later that same month, SERT units in North Battleford were executing a search warrant at a residence when a firearm was pointed at an officer. As a result of the investigation, two males were arrested, five firearms and cocaine were seized and 40 charges were laid, preventing further violence and reducing safety risks to both the public and police.
In December, a joint investigation between Saskatchewan RCMP's SERT and Prince Albert Police Service's CRT resulted in the seizure of 3.9 kilograms of cocaine, 4.8 kilograms of methamphetamine and six firearms from a residence and vehicle in central Saskatchewan. Criminal networks often operate across detachment, jurisdictional and provincial borders, making this one of many investigations where Saskatchewan RCMP's SERT collaborated with other provincial partners to combat violent crime.
"Every day, Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams are out protecting Saskatchewan communities," Community Safety Minister Michael Weger said in the news release. "Their work demonstrates the power of provincial collaboration and the importance of having the right boots on the ground to disrupt criminal activity. The results speak for themselves. Safer streets, stronger communities and a province that stands firmly behind the officers who serve it."
