Sask. RCMP seize cocaine, meth and firearms in Lloydminster drug bust

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Trafficking Response Team seized 41 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of meth, two firearms and ammunition during a Sept. 9 search warrant at a Lloydminster residence.
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Saskatchewan RCMP’s Trafficking Response Team seized cocaine, methamphetamine and firearms during a search warrant execution at a Lloydminster residence on Sept. 9.

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Officers located and seized approximately 41 grams of cocaine, 19 grams of methamphetamine, two firearms, ammunition and drug trafficking paraphernalia during the search.

The search warrant was part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation by the Lloydminster Saskatchewan Trafficking and Response Team (STRT).

Charges laid

RCMP arrested 49-year-old Brett Zilliges at the residence in Lloydminster.

Zilliges is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized and careless use of a firearm.

Zilliges is scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Nov. 5.

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