46 kilos of meth and 4.2 million illicit cigarettes seized at Sask. weigh station

(Courtesy: Saskatchewan Corrections, Policing and Public Safety)

The province says it’s highway patrol members made a massive seizure of methamphetamine and contraband cigarettes at a vehicle weigh station west of Saskatoon last month.

In a news release Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Safety said the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol discovered the illicit cargo during a safety inspection of a commercial vehicle at the Langham weigh scale station on Oct. 29.

“RCMP was immediately engaged and laid charges in the investigation, which led to the seizure of approximately 46 kilograms of methamphetamine and approximately 4.2 million unstamped cigarettes,” the release said.

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The ministry believes the significant seizure of illicit tobacco will prevent the loss of tax revenue worth nearly $1.2 million.

“[The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol’s] work, alongside RCMP and other law enforcement agencies, help keep drugs off our streets and make Saskatchewan communities safe and secure,” Policing and Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod said in the news release.

This year, the province invested $666,000 to hire six new weigh scale officers, the ministry says.