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By battlefordsNOW staff

BUSTED

Sask. man faces 16 charges after Lloydminster RCMP traffic stop bust

Sep 4, 2025 | 5:04 PM

A RCMP traffic stop in Lloydminster led to the seizure of drugs, firearms and other weapons, and resulted in 16 charges against a Saskatchewan man.

Police said they were called around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday to the east side of the city after reports of a driver passed out behind the wheel.

When officers approached the vehicle, they spotted suspected drugs inside and arrested the driver.

A subsequent search turned up a loaded .45-calibre handgun, a .22-calibre handgun, brass knuckles, bear spray, ammunition, about 15 grams of suspected fentanyl and 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

As a result, Joey Hillier, 32, a resident of the Rural Municipality of Wilton, Sask., has been charged with 16 offences including possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime and multiple firearm- and weapon-related charges.

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He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Lloydminster on Sept. 8.

“Traffic stops and calls for service like this demonstrate the dangers our frontline members face daily,” said Sgt. Christopher Byford in a statement issued Thursday.

“This seizure prevented a large quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms from reaching our community.”

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