Arrests made in trafficking investigation

As part of an ongoing investigation into trafficking in the Swift Current area, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) conducted a traffic stop in the City of Swift Current on January 4, 2023.

An adult male fled from officers when the vehicle was stopped and officers located and arrested him shortly after. An adult female was also arrested during the investigation.

Officers searched the vehicle and located approximately 16 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of fentanyl, one gram of methamphetamine and drug trafficking paraphernalia. The illicit substances were seized for further investigation.

As a result, 35-year-old Bailey Bolton from Pennant, SK and 36-year-old Scott Bolton from Swift Current, SK are each charged with:

• two counts, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and

• one count, possession of the proceeds of crime, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code.

Scott Bolton is also charged with:

• one count, resist arrest, Section 129(a), Criminal Code; and

• one count, breach of undertaking, Section 145(5.1), Criminal Code.

Scott Bolton is scheduled to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on January 11, 2023. Bailey Bolton is scheduled to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on February 1, 2023. (Information #90475510)

“We will not tolerate the trafficking of street drugs into our communities. Last week, we warned Swift Current and surrounding communities of the presence of dangerous illicit drugs after two fatal suspected fentanyl overdoses,” says S/Sgt. Ryan How from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team. “While it is too early to determine whether these drugs were connected, officers from the Saskatchewan RCMP STRT are continually dedicated to investigating and disrupting drug trafficking networks. We are committed to locating and charging those who choose to traffic illicit drugs and threaten our communities’ safety.”

Saskatchewan Swift Current Municipal RCMP, RCMP’s Swift Current General Investigation Section and Swift Current Police Dog Services assisted in this investigation.

Background:

The Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) consists of Saskatchewan RCMP's Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST), as well as the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT). SERT will help the Saskatchewan RCMP continue to fulfil its mandate as the province's police force – keeping our communities safe. STRT’s objective is to stop or disrupt inter and intra-provincial criminal groups involved in the trafficking of controlled substances and firearms, as well as human trafficking.