3 B.C. residents charged in Saskatoon drug bust

Three people from Kelowna, B.C., are facing trafficking charges after a drug bust in Saskatoon.

Police initially stopped a westbound vehicle on Highway 16 late Monday morning and arrested a 71-year-old man for possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Members of the Saskatoon integrated drug enforcement street team (SIDEST) then searched a hotel room in the 100-block of Circle Drive West late in the afternoon.

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Officers said they seized over 5,00 pills including codeine, diazepam, and meth, along with cell phones, packaging used for drug distribution, marijuana sales documentation and over $13,000.

A 40-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested.

All three are facing 13 charges including possession for the purposes of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of the proceeds of crime.

SIDEST is made of members from the Saskatoon Police Service and the RCMP F Division.