SASKATCHEWAN – From executing outstanding warrants to disrupting drug trafficking and seizing illegal firearms, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams (SERT) continued targeted enforcement efforts across the province throughout September.
Saskatchewan RCMP’s SERT – which includes Crime Reduction Teams (CRT), the Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation Unit (HTCEU), Offender Management Unit (OMU), Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams (STRT) and Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Teams (WEST) – helps protect community well-being by tackling serious and gang-related crimes and taking dangerous drugs and weapons off the streets.
As a result of criminal investigations across the province last month, Saskatchewan RCMP’s SERT:
- Made 46 arrests;
- Laid 39 charges;
- Executed 44 warrant arrests;
- Facilitated 11 search warrants;
- Seized seven firearms, 773 grams of cocaine, and 30 grams of methamphetamine.
Investigational highlights from September include:
- On Sept. 9, Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking and Response Team (STRT) executed a search warrant at a residence in Lloydminster. During the search, officers located and seized approximately 41 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of methamphetamine, two firearms, ammunition, and drug trafficking paraphernalia. A man was arrested and charged.
- On Sept. 16, Yorkton STRT arrested a man at a property in Yorkton. A search warrant was executed at the property, and officers located and seized 701 grams of cocaine, 85 pills of unknown composition, cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
- Saskatchewan RCMP orchestrated a four-day proactive initiative aimed at suppressing crime and improving safety in the Battlefords area from Sept. 9 to 12.
- On Sept. 17, 12 individuals were arrested as well as six firearms and 28 grams of cocaine seized as a result of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Crime Reduction Unit (CRT) drug trafficking investigation.
Significant arrests executed in September include:
- On Sept. 2, WEST attended Mistawasis First Nation and located a male wanted for multiple offences involving firearms, three counts of assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and fail to comply.
- On Sept. 2, Prince Albert WEST arrested a woman for her warrants from Shellbrook RCMP. Offences were sexual assault and sexual interference.
- On Sept. 3, Prince Albert WEST arrested a Top 100 Offender in the city of Prince Albert. She was wanted by Melfort RCMP for offences of robbery, uttering threats and assault.
“These results demonstrate the impact of focused, intelligence-led enforcement across Saskatchewan. SERT teams are identifying and targeting individuals and criminal activity that pose a significant risk to our communities,” said Superintendent. Andrew Farquhar from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) in a release. “Every arrest, seizure and investigation contributes to our broader goal of making Saskatchewan communities safer.”
