Police dog Gigi with the seized drugs. Photo Saskatchewan RCMP.
RCMP and Swift Current Police have seized 742 grams of fentanyl after a traffic stop on Highway 1 near Swift Current on Monday.
Police say they pulled the vehicle over around 11:00 a.m. it was occupied by a man and a woman.
The man was arrested at the scene after a struggle with officers, but the woman was able to flee in the vehicle.
Swift Current Police Dog Services and Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers later located the vehicle near the city of Swift Current and arrested her.
The woman was then assessed by a drug recognition expert, and officers noted signs of potential impairment.
As a result of investigation, 742 grams of fentanyl, a quantity of illicit tobacco products, as well as a small amount of cocaine were seized.
Twenty-seven-year-old Riley Lepine from Calgary has been charged with;
– one count, possession of Schedule I drug, Section 4(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– one count, trafficking of Schedule I drug, Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– two counts, assault police officer causing bodily harm, Section 270.01(2), Criminal Code
– two counts, resist/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code
– one count, possess unstamped tobacco, Section 32(1), Excise Act
– one count, possess unmarked tobacco, Section 11(2), Tobacco Tax Act
– one count, import tobacco without paying deposit, Section 8(1), Tobacco Tax Act
Fourty-one-year-old Marian Sierra, also from Calgary was charged with;
– one count, possession of Schedule I drug, Section 4(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– one count, trafficking of Schedule I drug, Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– one count, resist/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code
– one count, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.14(1)(a), Criminal Code
– one count, possess unstamped tobacco, Section 32(1), Excise Act
– one count, possess unmarked tobacco, Section 11(2), Tobacco Tax Act
– one count, import tobacco without paying deposit, Section 8(1), Tobacco Tax Act
Both accused made their first court appearances on Wednesday, and will remain in custody until their next appearances on July 14.
