A 44-year-old Prince Albert man is facing numerous charges after police seized meth, cocaine, ecstasy and pills believed to be counterfeit OxyContin from an East Flat area home.
Prince Albert police executed a search warrant on the residence Monday at 3:40 a.m. One person was arrested and taken into custody, police said in a media release.
Officers recovered 13.8 grams of methamphetamine, 27.7 grams of cocaine, 25.5 grams of ecstasy and 49 pills of what police believe is counterfeit OxyContin. Cash and other drug paraphernalia were also seized, police said.
The 44-year-old man, Gregory Klyne, was charged with possessing cocaine, meth, ecstasy and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possessing proceeds obtained by crime and breaching recognizance — charges similar to offences he faced in 2012 as well as January of this year.
He appeared in Prince Albert provincial court Wednesday and is set to appear again Thursday.
Prince Albert police Sgt. Brandon Mudry could not say if the seized pills are linked to counterfeit OxyContin pills — or fentanyl pills — recovered last month during raids across Saskatchewan and Alberta. Still, he advised the public that drugs not prescribed by a doctor or dispensed by a pharmacist pose a risk of serious injury or death.
Saskatoon police said thousands of fentanyl pills seized during the Jan. 14 raids had the same chemical composition as the drug responsible for three deaths in Saskatoon.
A 19-year-old man died after taking fentanyl in early January, and two other men died last September.
Fentanyl is considered much more powerful than heroin and can be lethal, even in small doses. Last year, Vancouver authorities linked 31 overdoses to the drug.
