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Acquittals overturned, new trial ordered in 155-kilogram drug seizure near Maidstone

The court said officers could reasonably infer drug trafficking from the men’s travel pattern, cellphone data and nervous behavior, and ordered a new trial.

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Packages containing 90 kilograms of methamphetamine and 65 kilograms of cocaine seized from a vehicle during a June 1, 2023, traffic stop near Maidstone are shown. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)

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Acquittals overturned, new trial ordered in 155-kilogram drug seizure near Maidstone

Packages containing 90 kilograms of methamphetamine and 65 kilograms of cocaine seized from a vehicle during a June 1, 2023, traffic stop near Maidstone are shown. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)

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Appeal court orders new trial in $4M drug seizure near Sask.-Alta. border

The drug bust happened after police tracked the cellphone of a man they believed was helping facilitate shipments of methamphetamine crossing the U.S. border into Canada at Coutts, Alta.

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