PRINCE ALBERT — Two men are facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation by the Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team which began in August.
As the result of an investigation into two men suspected to be trafficking cocaine in the city of Prince Albert, CRT officers obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 1100 block of 18th Street West, say police. On Sept. 18, CRT alongside the members of the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) and Proactive Policing Unit (PPU) executed the search warrant at the residence resulting in the arrest of two men.
Police say one of the suspects had brandished a can of bear spray prior to the arrest and during the process of the arrest bear spray was discharged into the room, which indirectly came in contact with a police officer.
The following items were located and seized as a result of this investigation:
- 80 grams of suspected crack cocaine:
- Bear spray;
- Multiple cell phones;
- Digital scales;
- $420 Canadian currency.
As a result of this investigation, a 20-year-old man has been charged with:
- possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; and
- possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking;
- Three counts of trafficking cocaine;
- Possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000; and
- Assaulting a peace officer.
