Drumheller RCMP made a sizable seizure of drugs patrolling Highway 9 near Drumheller.
On March 16, shortly after 10 a.m., RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway 9, north of Drumheller for equipment violations. The officer observed indications of illicit drugs and the two occupants of the vehicle were arrested under suspicion of being in possession of drugs.
The vehicle was searched and RCMP seized what appeared to be 421 grams of methamphetamine (crystal meth) and 255 hydro morphine pills.
The value of these drugs is estimated at $65,000.
Shaymus Mergel, 33, and Jordan Perret, 27, of Saskatoon have both been charged with two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of crime.
Perret was released by a justice and is to appear in court in Drumheller on April 3. Mergel was remanded into custody and will appear in court in Drumheller on March 22.
