Four people are facing charges after Saskatoon police seized fentanyl and cocaine in two separate drug busts.
The first bust happened on June 22 after members of the integrated drug enforcement street team (SIDEST) observed a man making what they believed was a drug transaction in a parking lot in the 400-block of Confederation Drive.
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Police arrested a 24 year-old man and a 29-year-old woman and seized 10 fentanyl pills and $675 in cash.
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The man is facing several charges including trafficking fentanyl, possession for the purpose of trafficking of fentanyl and possession of the proceeds of crime.
The woman is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl and possession of the proceeds of crime.
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The second bust happened on June 25 in a parking lot at Highway 5 and Highway 2.
Police say SIDEST members saw a man completing drug transactions.
He was arrested and police say 31.1 grams of cocaine, 1.1 grams of methamphetamine and 0.6 grams of crack cocaine, along with over $1,600 in cash, was seized from a vehicle.
Police then searched his residence, where they say an additional 92.2 grams of cocaine was found.
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The 24-year-old man is facing charges that include trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and possession of cocaine.
A 24-year-old woman was also arrested and is charged with possession of cocaine.
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