Prince Albert Daily Herald
Joint investigation spanned from Saskatoon to Bjorkdale
Police seized drugs and guns, including suspected fentanyl, in an investigation spanning from Saskatoon to Bjorkdale on April 26. 2021. (Submitted photo)
Police officers from Saskatoon, Melfort, Tisdale and Prince Albert teamed up to seize hundreds of doses of street drugs Monday.
According to a press release, the Saskatoon Integrated Crime Reduction Team, the RCMP Prince Albert gang Task Force and Melfort and Tisdale RCMP detachments learned about the presence of large quantities of drugs in the area in March. They started a project based on information gathered by the RCMP, Saskatoon Police and Crime Stoppers.
By Carol Thomson
Apr 28, 2021 4:10 PM
A significant quantity of drugs is off the streets in Saskatchewan after an investigation by the Saskatoon Integrated Crime Reduction Team, the Prince Albert Gang Task Force and the Melfort and Tisdale RCMP Detachment. RCMP Sgt. Kory Davidsen from the Saskatoon ICRT says the amount of drugs works out to over 4,000 individual sales of meth, 992 individual sales of cocaine and over 3,000 street level sales of Fentanyl. It’s expected the seizure will have a significant impact on the communities surrounding Melfort, Tisdale and the Cities of Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
RCMP say on April 26th, the Saskatoon Police Tactical Support Unit, under the direction of the investigative team, conducted a vehicle stop outside of the city on Highway 7 near Township Road 340. It’s alleged the driver from Bjorkdale was found with significant quantities of meth, Fentanyl, cocaine, and related drug paraphernalia. A search warrant was executed at a hom
That vehicle stop was the result of local police forces working together. According to a media release from the Saskatchewan RCMP, in March of 2021 the Saskatoon Integrated Crime Reduction Team (S-ICRT), the RCMP Prince Albert Gang Task Force, the Melfort RCMP and Tisdale RCMP joined forces and learned of information about the presence of large quantities of drugs in the area. A project was established based on information gathered by the RCMP, the Prince Albert Gang Task Force, Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit, Saskatoon Police Service Patrol members, Saskatoon Integrated Crime Reduction Team and Crime Stoppers. As a result of an investigation that included the efforts of those police forces, plus the Saskatoon Air Support Unit, RCMP Special “I” Section, Saskatoon Special Investigations Unit, Regina Special “O”, Saskatoon Tactical Support Unit and the RCMP Emergency Response Team, the April 26 vehicle stop was conducted.
Melfort, SK, Canada / CJVR Today s Best Country
Apr 28, 2021 2:41 PM
An investigation into a large amount of drugs in the Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Melfort, and Tisdale areas has resulted in a number of charges against two people.
On Monday, April 26, a vehicle was pulled over on Highway 7, outside Saskatoon near Township Road 340, in connection to the investigation. The driver was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and related drug paraphernalia.
A search warrant was then executed at a home in Bjorkdale on the 100 Block of Hara Avenue. More methamphetamine, ketamine, hydromorphone, and more drug paraphernalia were found.
As a result, 53-year-old Rudi Betthel of Bjorkdale has been charged with five counts of Trafficking, five counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, and five counts of Possess a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose.
SASKATOON A month’s long investigation into drug trafficking resulted in a large seizure of illicit and controlled substances and firearms. In March the Saskatoon Integrated Crime Reduction Team, Prince Albert RCMP’s Gang Task Force and RCMP detachments in Melfort and Tisdale joined forces and learned about the presence of a large quantity of drugs in the area, RCMP said in a news release. Under the direction of the investigative team, Saskatoon Police Service’s Tactical Support Uni conducted a vehicle stop outside of Saskatoon on Highway 7 near Township Road 340, RCMP said. Police found the driver, Rudi Betthel of Bjorkdale, in possession of a significant amount of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and drug paraphernalia, RCMP said.