Mounties say a man pointed a gun at a police officer during a raid in North Battleford on Saturday.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers executed several search warrants in the city as part of a drug investigation.

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Police said officers raided a home on 107th Street at around 5:30 a.m.

“While at the residence, officers located an adult male in a garage. The male presented a firearm, pointed it at a police officer, and then fled into the residence,” the RCMP said in a statement.

“The firearm was not discha

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