SWIFT CURRENT – Police have arrested two people after seizing drugs and cash.
On Nov. 29, the Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) executed a search warrant at a home in Swift Current as part of a drug trafficking investigation. They found about 42 grams of pharmaceutical style tablets investigators determined contain fentanyl and cocaine, about 4.6 grams of suspected fentanyl powder, about 2.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine, a sum of cash, and other drug trafficking paraphernalia.
Samantha Nastuk, 30, and Derek Ruest, 35, both from Swift Current were arrested and charged with two counts each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and trafficking, as well as possession of proceeds of crime less than $5,000. Nastuk was also charged with failing to comply with a release order.
Both Samantha Nastuk and Derek Ruest are scheduled to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on Dec. 4.
Swift Current Municipal and Rural Detachments and Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services assisted in this investigation. The Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) consists of Saskatchewan RCMP's Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST), as well as the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT).
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