RCMP collaborated with Edmonton police to seize more than 10 kilograms of fentanyl and arrest a wanted Saskatchewan man, Mounties say.
Over the summer, Saskatchewan RCMP started investigating a man wanted on 25 outstanding charges before working with Alberta RCMP and Edmonton Police Service to determine that the man was possibly in Alberta, Mounties said in a Monday news release.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
At about 10 p.m. on Nov. 3, RCMP patrolling in Edmonton saw a male suspect exit a trailer, place bags in a vehicle and depart with the cargo before officers stopped the vehicle at Whyte Avenue and 105 Street and found the man they were looking for in the back seat, Mounties said.Article content RCMP Supt. Glenn Church, who leads the Mounties’ enforcement response team in Saskatchewan, said the drugs could have reached people in both Prairie provinces.
Police have charged 42-year-old Kurt Miller of Brownlee, Sask., with three offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act including trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of equipment for use in the production of a substance.
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