MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Two individuals have been charged after the Moose Jaw Police Service seized more than one kilogram of cocaine and approximately one gram of fentanyl during a traffic stop on Oct. 29.
Police estimate the drugs have a combined street value of $110,000.
According to the Moose Jaw Police Service, officers conducted the stop at approximately 9:40 a.m. following reports of a suspicious vehicle at a business on Lakeview Road.
Members of Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) and the service’s Community Policing Division were involved in the stop. A Provincial Protective Services police dog assisted with the search of the vehicle, during which police said they found the drugs.
Police said a male from British Columbia is being charged with possession and possession for the purpose of trafficking.
A female is also being charged with possession, possession for the purpose of trafficking and obstruction. Police also executed outstanding warrants for her from another jurisdiction in Saskatchewan.
Both accused are scheduled to make their first appearances in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Friday, Oct. 30.
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