photo credit: Saskatoon Police Service

Between June 10th and 21st, the Saskatoon Police Service conducted a high visibility enforcement and crime disruption project within areas of increased criminal activity as part of a proactive approach to a city-wide safety plan.

Between June 10th and 21st, 176 people were arrested and 183 new charges were laid on 81 people. In addition to that, 220 outstanding warrants were also executed on 119 offenders.

Police also seized one real and four imitation firearms, 25 bladed weapons, 13 canisters of bear spray, four blunt weapons, $6085 in currency, and a plethora of drugs. The list includes 24.27 grams of fentanyl, 44.26 grams of methamphetamine, 103.53 grams of cocaine, 40 hydromorphone pills, 42 oxycodone pills, 14 risperidone pills, 14 olanzapine pills, 24 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, and 1.5 grams of hydromorphone.