Sask. RCMP SERT: two charged in cocaine trafficking investigation

A significant amount of cocaine, MDMA, psilocybin and other items were seized by multiple Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) units.

The Southern Saskatchewan units began an investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Saskatoon area earlier this year.

Officers arrested two men in their thirties on June 27 and then proceeded to execute search warrants at two residences in Saskatoon and Martensville.

The Saskatchewan RCMP said officers located and seized:

• approximately 310 grams of cocaine;
• approximately 170 grams of psilocybin;
• approximately 41 grams of MDMA
• more than 17,000 illegal cigarettes;
• a handgun and a loaded clip;
• drug trafficking paraphernalia; and
• a large sum of cash.

“This is a significant seizure, one that highlights SERT’s commitment to public safety through an intelligence-led approach in combatting serious crime within our communities,” said S/Sgt. Danny Donison, SERT’s south Saskatchewan manager.

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This ongoing investigation is a collaboration between the Moose Jaw Crime Reduction Team, and the Swift Current and Yorkton Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams.

36-year-old Justin Maier from Martensville and 38-year-old Simon Chan from Saskatoon were charged and appeared in the Saskatoon Provincial Court on June 28, 2024.