Two men from Brampton, Ont., have been placed on strict conditions after the Craik RCMP arrested them during a traffic stop and found 50 kilograms of cocaine in their vehicle.
Jitpartap Singh Bhatti, 24, and Harmdeep Sandhu, 30, appeared in Moose Jaw provincial court July 7 and were released on strict conditions. Both are scheduled to return to court on July 27 at 9:30 a.m. Bhatti is facing a charge of trafficking cocaine and Sandhu has been charged with trafficking cocaine and possessing proceeds from a crime.
An officer from the Craik RCMP detachment stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 11 near Davidson on July 3 at 1:30 p.m., according to a news release.
Officers located and seized about 50 one-kilogram bricks of suspected cocaine packaged for distribution, burner phones and about $3,600 in cash. Officers from the federal Serious and Organized Crime Team South assisted Craik RCMP with the investigation.
The investigation is ongoing.
