Three arrested in Nipawin after victim escapes forcible confinement

An RCMP cruiser on Jan. 27, 2026. (Brandon Lynch/CTV News)

After the report of an assault and forcible confinement at a Nipawin home, Saskatchewan RCMP carried out a search warrant leading to the seizure of guns, methamphetamine and other weapons.

According to a Thursday RCMP news release, officers responded immediately after receiving a call on Sunday around 5:10 p.m., later determining that the victim escaped from the home and contacted police themselves.

This led them to the residence where they found and seized five guns, 305 grams of meth and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

Seven people were initially arrested in the search, but only three were charged.

Among them was a 24-year-old man from Shoal Lake. He faces assault, forcible confinement and weapons charges. The 24-year-old was also wanted by RCMP for multiple previous charges, including gun offences.

A 32-year-old Nipawin man and a 37-year-old woman from Cumberland House were also charged – both previously wanted on warrant by RCMP for assault and bodily harm as well as unauthorized gun possession respectively.

Nipawin is 142 kilometres east of Prince Albert.