By paNOW Staff

Five charged in cocaine trafficking in Saskatoon

Feb 26, 2013 | 1:14 PM

Five people from British Columbia are facing charges related to cocaine trafficking in Saskatoon.

The Saskatoon Integrated Drug Unit, comprised of officers from the Saskatoon Police Service and the RCMP's 'F' Division executed a search warrant at a home on the 900 block of Spadina Crescent on Monday morning.

Inside, they found 2,600 individual packages of crack cocaine, totalling 18.5 ounces. They also found a .45-calibre handgun and ammunition.

Other weapons, cell phones and drug-related paraphernalia were also seized.

The raid has already led to 33 total charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code and the investigation is ongoing.

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All five people arrested will appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.

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