The items seized after a drone was used to fly drugs into the Sask. Pen. . (submitted/RCMP_

By Susan McNeil

Drones and drugs

Three people charged after drugs flown into Sask. Pen. with drones

Jul 29, 2025 | 12:20 PM

Two women and a man are facing drug trafficking charges after a drone was used on separate occasion to fly drugs into the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

The Crime Reduction Team in Prince Albert was told about drugs being flowing into the federal prison in early July.

On July 9, officers executed a search warrant at a home in Laird, where they found 172 grams of meth, 112 grams of cannabis concentrate, also called shatter, a drone, a laptop and cell phones.

Amy Clemens, age 36 is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and will appear in Rosthern Provincial Court on August 27.

“Saskatchewan RCMP ensured these harmful drugs couldn’t enter a federal institution – where they’re just as dangerous as they are on the street,” said Staff/Sgt. Éric Desfossés, Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams’ (SERT) north region manager.

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“These investigations are great examples of how specialized units and frontline RCMP officers are working side-by-side to combat drug trafficking, wherever and however it’s occurring,”

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A week later, RCMP were told of another drone that was being operated from a vehicle had dropped a package into the grounds of the prison and responded immediately.

They found a suspicious vehicle on Lincoln Park Road south of Prince Albert and arrested the woman who was driving and the man in the passenger seat.

During a search of the vehicle, officers located and seized a drone and cell phones.

More searching turned up a second done that crashed near the pen and a package that had been dropped inside the penitentiary grounds. About 60 grams of meth and 30 grams of cannabis concentrate were found inside.

Kendra Bartsch, a 31-year-old female from Garson Lake and Justin Foster, a 38-year-old male from Biggar, SK, are each charged with: possession for the purpose of trafficking, operating a remotely piloted aircraft (drone) without a valid pilot certificate and operating the drone in controlled airspace without authorization.

They also are charged with operating the drone over a security perimeter of an emergency operation without authorization.

Bartsch and Foster made their first appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court on July 15, 2025.

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