News release
Yorkton CTSS – Five-day traffic operation takes 23 drivers off the road
February 27, 2026
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Yorkton, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP
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During a five-day operation in the greater Yorkton area, police officers tested a total of 405 drivers for impairment and removed 23 drivers from the road who had consumed drugs and/or alcohol before taking the wheel.
From February 18 to February 22, 2026, Yorkton Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) carried out a five-day patrol operation targeting impaired drivers on the highways connecting Yorkton to its surrounding communities.
CTSS units from Saskatoon RCMP, Yorkton RCMP and Lanigan RCMP were joined by the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) for the coordinated event.
On February 18, they patrolled the Saskatoon-Lanigan-Yorkton area; on February 19, the Yorkton-Langenburg-Esterhazy area; on February 20, the Yorkton-Foam Lake-Wynyard area; on February 21, the Kamsack-Canora-Yorkton-Melville area; and on February 22, the Yorkton-Punnichy-Wynyard area.
During these patrols, police officers tested 405 vehicle drivers for impairment. As a result of these stops, officers:
- issued 304 warnings and 231 tickets (84 of which were for using cellphones);
- suspended three driver’s licences for alcohol consumption prior to driving;
- suspended 17 driver’s licences for drug consumption prior to driving;
- charged two drivers with one count of operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, Section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code;
- charged one driver with on count of operating a vehicle while impaired by drug, Section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code;
- charged one driver with one count of operating a vehicle while prohibited, Section 320.18(1) of the Criminal Code;
- inspected five private vehicles and 13 commercial vehicles; and
- seized over nine kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan units across Saskatchewan will continue to patrol roads and highways to help reduce the risks of serious and fatal collisions and make Saskatchewan roadways safer.
Currently, 86 Saskatchewan RCMP police officers and 34 municipal police officers are part of CTSS in 18 CTSS units across Saskatchewan.