RCMP seize fentanyl bound for Regina that was ‘potentially millions of doses’

Supplied: Saskatchewan RCMP

Saskatchewan RCMP says they haven taken potentially millions of doses of fentanyl off the streets after a traffic stop on Tuesday in the Swift Current area.

According to a news release, RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) and the province’s Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) were doing proactive patrols in the Swift Current region when a RTU officer conducted a traffic stop along Highway 1.

Officers located eight kilograms of fentanyl hidden under a spare tire before the vehicle’s two occupants were arrested and charged.

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A 26-year-old and 28-year-old both from Calgary, Alta. were each charged with trafficking, controlled drugs and substances act and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Both suspects said they were travelling to Regina.

“This is a significant fentanyl seizure. Keep in mind that only a few grains of fentanyl is enough to potentially cause a fatal overdose. We have prevented potentially millions of doses of this dangerous drug from entering our communities,” Supt. Grant St. Germaine, officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services said in the release.