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UPDATE: Two U of R Rams among five arrested in $1.5M drug bust
650 CKOM ^ | February 24, 2025 | CJME News

Posted on 02/24/2025 2:41:14 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian

Two Regina Rams football players have been arrested in relation to a four-month drug trafficking investigation.

On Thursday and Friday, the Regina Police Service executed eight search warrants and charged five people. A news conference with more details is expected at 2:30 p.m. on Monday.

980 CJME reached out to the University of Regina for a statement.

“We can confirm Michael Jourdan and Tarick Polius are student-athletes enrolled at the University of Regina and played football for the Rams during the 2024 season. Due to the ongoing police investigation, we will not comment on the arrest or the charges. At this time, the individuals are suspended from the football team,” the statement read.

At a news conference, an inspector said from the seizures they’ve been seeing, it could be assumed that customers are going over to fentanyl more and that the drug problem is getting bigger.

Giroux said the fentanyl came from out of province, came from the east. And that much fentanyl is enough for “75K doses.”

Polius was considered a future CFL prospect who was in his fourth season of U Sports eligibility.

The 6’7″, 310-pound defensive lineman was named a Canada West all-star in 2024. During 11 games last year, he had 49 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and five pass knockdowns.

He played junior football with the Westshore Rebels (2021-22) and the Okanagan Sun (2023) before coming to the U of R.

Jourdan also played his junior football with the Okanagan Sun. During 2024 with the Rams, he compiled 22 tackles, one interception in the regular season and then an interception against Laval in the Mitchell Bowl.

The investigation was by the Regina Police Service Drug Unit and Regina Police Service Street Gang Unit.

According to the news release, the police searched places in Regina, Alameda and Frobisher.

The seizures included the following:

•7.5 kilograms of fentanyl; •476 grams of cocaine; •22 grams of methamphetamine; •$151,425.00 in cash; •A prohibited .22 caliber handgun and ammunition; •A restricted 9mm handgun and ammunition; and •3 vehicles.

A 36-year-old and 44-year-old man from Regina were arrested along with a 32-year-old man from Alameda. The two Rams players, aged 24 and 21, are from Toronto.

On Feb. 21, the five accused made their first court appearances in Regina Provincial Court.

More to come.


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KEYWORDS: canada; canaduh; corruptcanaduh; drugs; fentanyl; ocanada; saskatchewan
Tarick Polius and Michael Jourdan. Yep, just who one might expect.

7.5 kilograms (16.5 lbs) of fentanyl; 476 grams (1 lb) of cocaine; 22 grams (3/4 ounce) of methamphetamine; A prohibited .22 caliber handgun and ammunition; A restricted 9mm handgun and ammunition.

At 6’7″ and 310-pounds, Polius shouldn't have a problem being picked on in the graybar hotel, assuming he doesn'tget a suspended sentence!

1 posted on 02/24/2025 2:41:14 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
A 36-year-old and 44-year-old man from Regina were arrested

there once was a man from Regina....

2 posted on 02/24/2025 3:06:44 PM PST by ghost of nixon
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
Photo of Michael Jordan
Michael Jourdan

Tarick Polius - 2024 - Rams Football - University of Regina Athletics
Tarick Polius

3 posted on 02/24/2025 3:08:24 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

What country/province is Regina in?


4 posted on 02/24/2025 3:08:50 PM PST by BipolarBob (Fact: There are more airplanes in the ocean than submarines in the sky.)
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To: ghost of nixon

A little bit south of Saskatoon....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaSKD1Bd11M


5 posted on 02/24/2025 3:09:03 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BipolarBob

Regina, ‘The Queen City’, is the Capital of Saskatchewan. It has approximately 250k residents. Saskatchewan is the Province just East of Alberta, bordering Montana and North Dakota.

Hopefully, joined with AB, it will become the 51st State. We certainly do need to leave the failed State of Canaduh!


6 posted on 02/24/2025 4:16:07 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us es'se delendam. sic semper tyrannis. )
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To: dfwgator; BipolarBob
Personally, I druther be Runnin' Back to Saskatoon ! (The Guess Who, recorded live at the Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA, May 22, 1972)
7 posted on 02/24/2025 4:36:02 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us es'se delendam. sic semper tyrannis. )
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

The Sasketchewan Roughriders are my favorite CFL Team.


8 posted on 02/24/2025 4:36:56 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

They should stuff that poison up their backsides.

L


9 posted on 02/24/2025 4:44:08 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: dfwgator
The biggest games of the season for the Calgary Stampeders are the 'Labour' Day Classic, when the Edmonton Eskimos, Oops, now the Elks come to town, the 'Battle of Alberta', and when the 'Riders come to town. Both games are HUGE sellouts. With all the 'stubble jumpers' living in Calgary, they used to say that Calgary was the largest Saskatchewan city!

Here are some of their fans wearing the traditional watermelon head:

10 posted on 02/24/2025 4:46:45 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us es'se delendam. sic semper tyrannis. )
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To: Lurker

The guns as well, loaded.

JMO


11 posted on 02/24/2025 4:48:03 PM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us es'se delendam. sic semper tyrannis. )
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To: BipolarBob

>>>What country/province is Regina in?<<<
—it’s through a tunnel just beyond Bushland.


12 posted on 02/24/2025 4:51:18 PM PST by Shqipo (Make America America Again.)
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