Members from the Patrol and K-9 units located a male near a downtown establishment with outstanding arrest warrants. When attempting to take him into custody, he fled on foot at which time K9 was deployed and the subject was apprehended.
A search incidental to his arrest revealed a substance believed to be cocaine.
The 26 year old Vancouver, B.C. subject will be charged with the following offences:
- Trafficking in cocaine contrary to Section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Resisting arrest contrary to Section 129 of the Criminal Code.
He will be held in custody and taken before a Justice of the Peace to be remanded for court on Monday. The accused will also be given a new court date to answer to charges that he was wanted for in another Saskatchewan jurisdiction.
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Estevan Police Service
301 11 Ave,
Estevan, SK
S4A 1C7
Phone: (306) 634-4767
Email: info@estevanpolice.ca