Saskatchewan man facing charge for importing fentanyl derivatives

A Saskatchewan man is facing a charge for illegally importing substances suspected of being fentanyl derivatives into Canada.

Canada Border Services Agency started an investigation into possible importations of controlled substances into Saskatchewan this past summer and arrested Kelsey Isley on Tuesday in Warman, Sask.

Members of the Saskatoon RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime section searched a rural residence near Warman the same day. They seized 4.77 grams of suspected fentanyl derivatives and 25.88 grams of marijuana.

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The substances have been sent for testing at Health Canada labs.

Isley, 27, who is from the Warman area, is also facing charges for possession of fentanyl derivatives and cannabis.

He is scheduled to make his next appearance in Saskatoon provincial court on Nov. 15.

Police said fentanyl derivatives are types of synthetic drugs that are derived from fentanyl.