Two people are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Swift Current. With the assistance of other teams, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Swift Current General Investigation Section executed a search warrant on Lorne Street East in Swift Current on Nov. 5 as part of the ongoing investigation. Officers found and seized about 215 grams of methamphetamine, 21 grams of cocaine, a hatchet and drug trafficking paraphernalia at the residence. Two men and three women were arrested at the residence. A 42-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from Swift Current, are charged with possession of the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine, possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous person. The man is also charged with three counts of failure to comply with a probation order. Both the man and woman appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on Friday. The three other people who were arrested were later released without charges.
