Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit: Significant cocaine seizure

December 16, 2019
Maidstone, Saskatchewan

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143 grams of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine

On Dec. 13, 2019, the Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit stopped a vehicle on Highway 16 near Maidstone for speeding and an equipment violation.

The traffic stop turned into a drug trafficking and possession investigation, due to several factors that will be presented as part of the court process.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 143 grams of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine. There was a minor amount of cannabis in the vehicle and was also seized.

The driver was identified as Besmellah Bakhshi of Edmonton, AB, and the passenger as Miguel Pineda of Regina, SK. Both have been charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking and Failing to Comply with a Recognizance.

Bakhshi and Pineda have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to make their first appearances in Provincial Court in Lloydminster on Dec. 16, 2019.

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