Shortly after 8 pm on March 21, 2025, officers from the Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) arrested three individuals on Main Street in Whitehorse for trafficking drugs.
Subsequently, a related vehicle was examined. During this investigation, CRU confiscated cash, a scale, substances suspected to be fentanyl, as well as weapons including a machete, a knife, and bear spray.
Two of the individuals, an adult male and an adult female, were released on an undertaking to attend court at a later date on charges of trafficking a controlled substance.
34-year-old Whitehorse resident, Jared Skookum was held in custody on the following charges: two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
Mr. Skookum's next court appearance is scheduled for March 26 at 9:30 am.