IQALUIT, Nunavut — A 27-year-old man wanted in Saskatoon appeared in Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqualuit on May 26 and was remanded in custody. He is now scheduled to appear in the same court on June 9 for a defence election.
Yahya Jibril Mohammed, of Edmonton, is wanted by Saskatoon police for missing court dates on drug trafficking charges. He was arrested in Nunavut on May 11 after arriving in Iqaluit from Pangnirtung. According to Nunavut RCMP, Mohammed had an outstanding warrant from Saskatoon and was under court ordered conditions requiring him to live at a Saskatoon residence.
Mohammed is currently being held in custody in Nunavut and it isn’t clear when he will be transported back to Saskatcheawn to face his Saskatoon charges.
Members of the Iqaluit RCMP General Investigation Service (GIS), with support from Pangnirtung RCMP, arrested him at the Iqaluit International Airport. Police also seized $16,020 during the arrest.
Iqaluit RCMP GIS charged Mohammed with two counts of breaching a release order, two counts of breaching probation, and possession of proceeds of crime.
According to Saskatoon court documents, Mohammed was charged on April 2 with trafficking cocaine, trafficking fentanyl, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000. On April 24, he was charged with failing to appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court while being at large on a release order.
Mohammed’s co-accused in the Saskatoon investigation, 32-year-old Blerim Bajrami of Saskatoon, also faces drug trafficking charges. Bajrami failed to appear in Saskatoon court in February, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
