Regina Police are continuing to investigate a high number of drug overdoses happening in the city. Since January 1st, RPS has been made aware of 85 overdoses. Police have responded to 51 of those overdoses and have administered Narcan 18 times. Three people have died from overdoses and 3 other fatalities are currently under […]
Two men and two women have been arrested in North Battleford as an investigation into a drive-by shooting is on. Battlefords RCMP say a home was struck numerous times by gunfire around 4:30 a.m Friday morning. Seven people were in the home at the time with one woman having to go to hospital after being […]
The Regina Drug Unit (RDU) completed a drug investigation on Wednesday, which led to enforcement action being taken at three locations in the city. Two addresses on Centennial Street and one address on the 1600 block of McDonald Street were searched with warrants. As of result of the investigation, 32-year-old Ahmed Bashir Ahmed of Surrey, […]
Regina Police say they are investigating a pair of deaths, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service that have happened over the last 24 hours. While not confirming that the deaths are a result of a fatal drug overdose, police are not ruling it out at this time either. Just before 9:30 on Friday night, […]
On Monday afternoon, Regina police said it had been a busy weekend for them when it came to overdoses as they had attended 14. On Tuesday, RPS said you can add five more to that total with fentanyl again being blamed RPS was asked to respond to 14 reports of drug overdoses over the weekend. […]
A Melfort man is facing drug and weapons charges after an arrest near Wakaw. RCMP say as part of an ongoing investigation, officers arrested two men and three women at a Shell Gas Station near Wakaw on Thursday. Police also executed a search warrant at a home on Stovel Avenue in Melfort. RCMP found and […]
Two men, believed to be from Ontario, are facing drug trafficking charges in the Queen City. The Regina Police Service says this resulted from an investigation in the Parliament Park area on Wednesday. A total of 1,164 grams of cocaine, both powder and crack cocaine, $29,135 and brass knuckles were seized. Police say 23-year-old Lois […]
A northern Saskatchewan community has declared a state of emergency after a rash of criminal activity. The Onion Lake Cree Nation band sent out a release saying the emergency was called after a rash of drug and gang-related activity that has directly led to increased violence. The band office is hoping the provincial and federal […]
The RCMP’s “F” Division roving traffic unit has made a pair of significant seizures recently. On January 6th, the roving unit stopped a vehicle on highway 16 near Maidstone. A loaded handgun and about 10 thousand dollars in Canadian money was seized. 24 year-old Mahdi Mahdi from Regina faces 12 charges in relation to the […]
Four people are facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop. The Regina Police Service says a car with four occupants was stopped on 4th Avenue, near Albert Street, on Tuesday when officers recognized one of the people as wanted on warrants. Police say a quantity of what is believed to be crystal meth was found […]
