RCMP teams seized 60 kilograms of meth, 120 firearms in Saskatchewan in 2025

Saskatchewan RCMP’s specialized enforcement teams seized 60 kilograms of methamphetamine, 14 kilograms of cocaine and more than 120 firearms across the province in 2025, according to a news release issued March 12.

The Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams, known as SERT, are a province-wide network of intelligence-led units that support front-line RCMP officers and target organized crime, drug trafficking and high-risk offenders. The program includes the Crime Reduction Teams, Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation Unit, Offender Management Unit, Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team.

RCMP said the units are supported by 106 officers and 27 public service and civilian employees based in 10 Saskatchewan communities, with members deploying across the province as needed.

Among the enforcement highlights in 2025, officers in May intercepted methamphetamine during a traffic stop that field-tested positive for fentanyl contamination. Two adults were arrested, and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health issued a public drug alert warning residents of the increased risk in the area.

In October, SERT officers assisted Turtleford RCMP in a four-day apprehension operation that resulted in the arrest of 10 people wanted on outstanding warrants.

Later that month, SERT members in North Battleford were executing a search warrant at a residence when a firearm was pointed at an officer, RCMP said. Two men were arrested, five firearms and cocaine were seized, and 40 charges were laid.

In December, a joint investigation involving Saskatchewan RCMP’s SERT and the Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team led to the seizure of 3.9 kilograms of cocaine, 4.8 kilograms of methamphetamine and six firearms from a residence and vehicle in central Saskatchewan.

RCMP said criminal networks often operate across detachment, jurisdictional and provincial boundaries, making cooperation with partner agencies a key part of efforts to reduce violent crime.