Cocaine, cars, body armour seized by cops during drug investigation

A drug trafficking investigation by police in Saskatoon ended with three arrests, and the seizure of two vehicles, drugs, weapons and more.

According to police, on Wednesday evening, officers arrested a 33-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman who were believed to be trafficking cocaine at a business on Preston Avenue North.

After the arrests, a search warrant was executed at a home on 12th Street East, where police arrested a 21-year-old wanted man.

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At the home, police said officers seized 112.3 grams of cocaine, along with a 2008 Lexus ES350, a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, $2,080 in cash, an expandable baton, a knife police described as “prohibited,” body armour and a small amount of methamphetamine.

All three are now facing charges.

The man and woman who were initially arrested are charged with a number of drug and weapon offences, while the 21-year-old man is charged with being unlawfully at large and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.