Illegal drugs and firearms seized in White Fox

WHITE FOX – Saskatchewan RCMP Prince Albert CRT have charged two adults following an illegal drug and firearm seizure at a residence in White Fox.

A loaded firearm, ammunition, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and drug trafficking paraphernalia were among the items seized at a residence in White Fox by Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT).

On May 13, as a result of an ongoing investigation, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert CRT, with the assistance of Nipawin RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence in White Fox.

During the search, officers located and seized:

• one loaded rifle-style firearm
• one replica firearm
• ammunition
• approximately 19 grams of cocaine
• approximately 33 grams of crack cocaine
• approximately 35 grams of methamphetamine
• approximately 4 grams of fentanyl
• cellphones
• a sum of cash; and
• trafficking paraphernalia

Following the search, one male and two females were arrested at the scene.

Aa a result of the continued investigation, a 20-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, both of White Fox, are each charged with:

• one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;
• one count, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon or restricted weapon;
• one count, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized;
• one count, weapons possession contrary to order;
• one count, possession of proceeds of crime; and
• three counts, possession for the purpose of trafficking.

One of the females arrested at the scene was released from police custody without charges.

The two accused appeared in Carrot River Provincial Court on May 14.