RCMP in Wadena, Sask. are reporting success after a pair of traffic stops earlier this month resulted in an array of illicit drugs and guns being seized by officers.

On Aug. 6 around 11 a.m., Wadena RCMP stopped a vehicle in the village of Kylemore, Sask. The driver did not stop for police and pulled into a residential driveway where he also failed to comply with officers’ orders.

Police arrested the driver. During their search, officers found 97 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of crack cocaine and seven grams of methamphetamine.

Further searches revealed a set of brass knuckles and a semi-automatic handgun.

A 37-year-old man from Wadena faces eight charges, including possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possessing a weapon without a license, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer.

The accused will remain in custody until his next scheduled court appearance in Wadena on Sept. 4.

Two days later, at around 6 a.m., Wadena RCMP received several reports an apparent impaired driver travelling near the beach on Fishing Lake First Nation.

Officers searched for the vehicle and found it a short time later in the town of Wadena. The driver failed to follow the instructions from officers and was arrested.

Police found two guns, one of which was loaded, in addition to several hundred rounds of ammunition during a search.

The 39-year-old accused from Fishing Lake First Nation was charged with 17 counts, ranging from possessing a firearm without a license to driving while prohibited to resisting arrest.

He has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance in Wadena on Aug. 21.

Wadena is located approximately 200 kilometres northeast of Regina.