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Cocaine, gun seized by police in Saskatoon drug bust

A month-long investigation has resulted in cocaine trafficking charges for three men in Saskatoon. File / Global News

SASKATOON – Three men are facing charges as a result of a month-long police investigation into cocaine trafficking. At 1:15 p.m. CT on Monday, two search warrants were executed at apartments in the 400-block of 4th Avenue North and the 2100-block of Main Street.

Members of the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Enforcement Street Team (SIDEST) seized over six ounces of cocaine, a handgun, two loaded magazines and over $14,000 in cash.

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All three men, ages 25, 30 and 32, are facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.

The 32-year-old man also faces charges of proceeds of crime over $5,000, unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon.

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They were scheduled to appear in Saskatoon provincial court Tuesday morning.

SIDEST launched the investigation on Jan. 29.

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