SASKATOON — A 28-year-old man is in custody facing multiple drug and counterfeit currency charges following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service’s Crime Reduction Team.
Shortly before 12 a.m. on May 5, members of the Crime Reduction Team, with assistance from the Tactical Support and Canine Units, conducted enforcement action in a drug trafficking investigation by initiating the arrest of the suspect. The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended by a police service dog in the area of Muzyka Road and Lucyk Crescent. He was taken to the police cells where he was examined by the on-duty paramedic and treated for minor injuries consistent with a dog bite.
Police then executed a search warrant in the Willowgrove area, in the 100 block of Padget Crescent. Officers seized $14,235 CAD, 235 counterfeit $100 Canadian bills, 4,824 grams of cocaine, six cell phones, a vacuum sealer, digital scales, and assorted paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
As a result, the 28-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of counterfeit currency, and possession of property obtained through proceeds of crime.
