Police seized guns and various drugs at a home in Saskatoon’s Stonebridge neighbourhood this past weekend.
Members of the police’s drug unit witnessed activity consistent with a drug deal in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 3100-block of Preston Avenue South at roughly 7 p.m. on July 13, according to a police report. Two men, aged 35, were arrested.
The first man was found to be in possession of bundles of cash totalling $450 and 15 small baggies containing cocaine. The other man had one baggie containing cocaine, Saskatoon police said.
A subsequent search was conducted in a nearby home in the 200-block of Willis Crescent.
Investigators located 2.3 kilograms of powdered cocaine, 1.2 kg of fentanyl powder, 741 fentanyl pills, 30 grams of crack cocaine, 6 kg of psilocybin, .85 grams of methamphetamine, and 63 bottles of steroids.
Four handguns, three rifles, a ballistic vest, prohibited magazines, ammunition, and around $10,500 cash were also seized during the search.
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One Saskatoon man is facing drug trafficking charges, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, and 45 firearm-related charges.
The other man is facing a charge of possession of cocaine.