SASKATOON – There have been more adjournments for a Saskatoon pharmacist charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, unsafe storage of a firearm, and failing to hold a firearm license.
Jenna Ternan, 41, was expected to enter an election in Saskatoon Provincial Court on May 9 but the matter was adjourned to May 23.
In April, Ternan's bail conditions were eased in Saskatoon Provincial Court.
Ternan was arrested following an investigation by the Saskatoon Police Service Drug Unit. Police say pharmacy records reveal that from September 2022 to January 2023, more than 24,000 Schedule 1 narcotics were unaccounted for from the pharmacy inventory. On Feb. 28, they raided a pharmacy in the 900 block of Northumberland Ave., a home in the 1000 block of Schuyler Street, and two vehicles.
Police seized more than 700 oxycodone pills on Jan. 9. The Oxycodone pills are alleged to have been connected to Ternan. In February, they seized 43 Hydromorphone Contin18 capsules, 85 Dextroamphetamine capsules, 22 Dilaudid capsules, a coffee grinder covered in white powder residue, labels from pharmaceutical bottles, a 2018 Honda, a bolt action .22 calibre firearm, and various documentation and pharmacy records
The charges against Ternan haven’t been tested in court.
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