A man died after going into medical distress in his cell at the Pelican Narrows RCMP Detachment on Sunday.
Pelican Narrows, Sask., RCMP said they had arrested the 34-year-old man the day before during an ongoing break-and-enter and weapons investigation.
Officers took him to the detachment, where he was searched, kept in cells and later remanded into custody to appear in court.
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The next afternoon, the man went into medical distress in his cell, in which police say investigators later found remnants of an unknown white powder.
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The man was taken to a medical centre, where he died.
Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team and the RCMP are investigating the situation and have sent the powder for testing.
A final report on the investigation will be released to the public within 90 days. Until then, no further information will be released.
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