Five men from Ontario have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation in Prince Albert.

Last Thursday, three men were arrested inside a business on the 2600 block of Second Street West. Officers recovered a loaded handgun, 185 grams of cocaine and $2080 in cash.

Later in the day, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on the 600 block of 7th Street East. Two men were arrested prior to the search.

The combined seizures netted more than 360 grams of cocaine and $13,405.

The five men are charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking cocaine, Possession of Proceeds of Crime, and multiple firearms offenses