WYNYARD — Saskatoon RCMP Traffic Services seized significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl during a traffic stop east of Wynyard.
On Feb. 20, officers were conducting traffic patrols on Highway 16 when, at approximately 10:45 a.m., they stopped a vehicle for a breach of the Saskatchewan Vehicle Equipment Regulations.
Through further investigation, officers located a bag containing 4.907 kilograms of methamphetamine and 4.219 kilograms of fentanyl in the vehicle.
Police arrested the two occupants at the scene and seized the drugs.
As a result of the investigation, Pavitar Singh and Manan Kumar, both of Edmonton, Alta., are each charged with two counts of possession of a substance included in Schedule I for the purpose of trafficking.
Singh and Kumar are scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Feb. 26.
Saskatoon RCMP Traffic Services, with assistance from the Yorkton Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT), continue to investigate.
