An multi-agency drug investigation has led to significant drug bust in Estevan today.
The Regina Integrated Drug Unit and the Estevan Police Service recently completed a two month drug investigation that targeted street and mid-level drug traffickers and has resulted in multiple arrests and seizures today.
A variety of controlled substances which include crack cocaine, marihuana and ecstasy were seized as part of the investigation. Two Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrants were executed today on the 500 block of Bannatyne Avenue and the 1700 block of Third Avenue.
In all, 10 people were charged and face 41 offences. Those charged in the bust and their alleged crimes are:
Michael BAGUMA, 28. Trafficking x 2, Proceeds of Crime x 2
Naiomi MCARTHUR, 26. Trafficking, Proceeds of Crime
Gregory BESTON, 23. Trafficking x 2, Proceeds of Crime x 2
Jason Andrew LUNN, 31. Trafficking x 4, Proceeds of Crime x 4
Hussein Saleh DAUD, 28. Trafficking x 2, Proceeds of Crime x 2
Raven ENGEL, 19. Trafficking x 4, Proceeds of Crime x 4
Benjamin James DECKER, 24. Trafficking, Proceeds of Crime
Richard STREGGER, 43. Trafficking, Proceeds of Crime
Dylan HAUCK, 19. Trafficking, Proceeds of Crime
Gerald KANIGAN, 45. Trafficking x 2, Proceeds of Crime x 2, theft
All of the people charged, with the exception of McArthur, are Estevan residents.Those who were arrested Tuesday will make their first appearance in court Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Estevan Provincial Court.
Also seized in the bust were four vehicles a 2004 Dodge Dakota, a 1993 Topaz, a 2000 Blazer and a 2011 Ford Focus.
The same investigation also produced six arrests in Yorkton.
