Two Saskatchewan youths have been sentenced after being charged with firearms and drug offences, according to a Monday news release.
On August 30th, Fort Providence RCMP responded to a report of two persons loitering around a local business in the community. Officers located the suspects and learned both had active warrants for their arrests.
During the arrest, police found approximately 108 grams of suspected crack-cocaine, $1220 in cash, firearm and ammunition and drug paraphernalia.
The two suspects, aged 16 and 17, were charged with several offences, including possession of a controlled substance for trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and careless use of a firearm.
The 17-year-old pled guilty on October 30, and was sentenced to 15 months of custody and issued a firearms prohibition.
On December 5, the 16-year-old pled guilty and was sentence to 6 months of deferred custody along with a firearms prohibition.
Both youths have been ordered to submit a DNA sample to the National DNA Databank.
