Saskatchewan RCMP seized about 29 grams of fentanyl-laced methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Meadow Lake on May 26.
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Officers believe the drugs may have been destined for the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation and Island Lake First Nation areas. This has not been confirmed.
Dallas Kelly Weeseekase, 36, from Island Lake First Nation, and Charise Paddy, 22, from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, were each charged with:
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code.
Additionally, Weeseekase was charged with three counts of failure to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code.
Paddy was also charged with one count, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, Section 88(1), Criminal Code.
Weeseekase and Paddy are scheduled to appear in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Aug. 5.
The investigation continues.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health also issued a drug alert in relation to this seizure.
The Sask government also reminds residents it offers home naloxone kits free of charge, as well as take-home fentanyl and benzodiazepine drug-checking strips. Find out where you can get a naloxone kit here. Learn more about overdose prevention here.
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