On August 1, 2023, Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit police officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with one occupant on Highway #16 near Maidstone, Saskatchewan. As a result of continued investigation by officers, a RCMP police dog, Kilo, was deployed around the exterior of the vehicle and he provided a positive sit indication to one of his trained narcotic odours.
Upon further investigation, officers searched the vehicle and located 1.5 kilograms of cocaine, $11,415.00 in Canadian currency, a baton, and brass knuckles.
As a result, 34-year-old Joshua Lawrence Termul of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was charged with:
- One count of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
- One count of possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
- One count of possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles), Section 91(3) Criminal Code;
- One count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (baton), Section 88(2) Criminal Code.
Joshua Lawrence Termul will appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on August 3, 2023.