Two adult males are facing multiple charges following an investigation by the Regina Police Service Drug Unit (RDU).
On Friday, March 1, 2024, RDU officers, along with Patrol, arrested two males in a vehicle in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of Albert Street North. Officers had reason to believe the two were involved in drug trafficking.
The two suspects were taken into custody without incident. A search of the suspect vehicle, subsequent to the arrest, turned up a large quantity of illicit drugs, cutting agents, food colorings, mixing tools, heat sealers, weigh scales, and packaging (all tools for mixing/cutting fentanyl). A photo accompanies this release.
The following were some of the items seized:
- 5 Kilograms of fentanyl
- 850 Grams of cocaine;
- 2 Kilograms of methamphetamine:
- 1 Litre of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (Commonly known as GHB)
- $22,238 in cash
- Vehicle
Based on single doses, the current street value of 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl is approximately 1.8 million dollars. This is the second large seizure of drugs by the Regina Police Service Drug Unit in less than one month.
“The Regina Drug Unit remains committed to holding high-level dealers accountable,” explains Cory Lindskog, Inspector, Investigative Services Division. “Arrests like this result in a disruption of the, often deadly, drug trade in our city by taking these dangerous drugs off of our streets.”
As a result of this investigation, 38 year-old Christopher Ray BRILTZ is charged with
- 3 x Possession of Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking [S.5(2) CSDA]; and
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 [CC 355];
Fifty-one year-old Brent Douglas ORR is charged with:
- 2 x Possession of Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking [S.5(2) CSDA];and
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime [CC 355(B)];
BRILTZ and ORR made their first appearances on these charges in Regina Provincial Court on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.