Police allege twin brothers and a woman ran a drug operation in Saskatoon

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According to court documents, police allege drug trafficking and money laundering activity through a criminal operation dating back to April 2019.

The house at 514 Hamm Cres. in Rosewood is owned by an individual named Jason Lee, who is the same name as the owner of the house where police lived, says Jae Sung Lee, 34, who was seized by police. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, January 11, 2022. Photo by Michelle Berg/Michelle Berg Content of the article

One of the twin brothers charged with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine in what Saskatoon police say is a sophisticated organized crime operation will spend his birthday in remand.

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Jaeho (Jay) Lee, 34, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Wednesday, where his case was adjourned and the defense continued to work on a release plan. Court records identify his brother Jae Sung Lee, 34, and Jessica Tran, 33, as his co-defendants.

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The Saskatoon residents were arrested last week and face charges of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine, conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance, possession of proceeds of crime and operating as a as a criminal organization. According to the police, other charges could be laid as the investigation continues.

According to court records, police say they were involved in the activities of a criminal organization to sell cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as money laundering, as early as April 2019.

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Police said earlier this week they began investigating after learning of the large-scale operation.

On January 5, the police searched four houses, seized property and arrested them.

Assets seized included a home worth an estimated $700,000, located in the 500 block of Hamm Crescent. A title search from the Information Services Company shows that the house where Jae Sung Lee lived is owned by a Jason Lee. ISC records show that the house at 514 Hamm Crescent is also owned by a certain Jason Lee.

Police said they also seized approximately $79,000 in cash, jewelry, financial documents, paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking and three vehicles: a Mercedes-Benz CLA250, an Acura ILX and a Nissan Rogue.

Tran and one of the men were arrested at a house in the 900 block of Kristjanson Road. The other man was arrested at a business in the 400 block of Second Avenue South that is otherwise unrelated to the criminal charges, police said.

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According to archived footage, a Dr. Jason Lee worked in a dental office in the 400 block of Second Avenue South; his image no longer appears on the company’s website. No one named Jae Sung or Jason Lee appears in searches on the Saskatchewan College of Dental Surgeons website for dentists in good standing.

A 2014 StarPhoenix report said Jaeho Lee was sentenced to five years in prison, less time served, after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking, and was a known mid-level cocaine trafficker.

Documents from the Parole Board of Canada dated July 24, 2017 indicate that the board imposed special conditions on Jaeho Lee before his statutory release, including a prohibition on possession and use of illegal drugs and associating with people he knows or believes to be involved in crime, gangs or drugs. subculture.

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The board said Jaeho, serving a four-year-nine-month sentence, scored high on a metric used to predict potential for recidivism. He also noted his history of drug dealing and breaches of release conditions, including suspensions and revocations.

The information in the file speaks of a major gambling problem, financial stress and greed as contributing factors to your past and current offenses. You seem to have quickly resumed criminal behavior when you were returned to the community after a previous sentence, with your record noting your refined traffic. skills, the parole board said.

His statutory release date was August 9, 2017. Warrants for him were issued in October and his release was suspended. In a January 16, 2018 decision, the board imposed additional conditions for future statutory release.

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The ruling said he said he was raised in a strict environment by parents who had high expectations and lacked affection, and his punishment was to beat them two to three times a week.

Jaeho Lee is due back in provincial court on January 16. He is still in detention.

Jae Sung Lee and Tran, who are not in custody, are due back in court on February 7.

With StarPhoenix Files by Bre McAdam

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