Chief and councilor accused in major drug bust

There are 16 people facing charges following a drug bust on a First Nation in eastern Saskatchewan.

One of the accused is Chief of the Key First Nation, 58-year-old Clarence Papequash and another is 52 year-old, band councilor, Gerald Papequash.

The pair are charged with trafficking prescription drugs.

RCMP officers from the Kamsack, Yorkton and Canora detachments were involved in the investigation.