Judge grants bail to alleged dealer connected to Saskatoon overdoses

One of three people charged with selling a lethal combination of cocaine suspected to be laced with fentanyl in Saskatoon has been released on bail. 

Police alleged Azam Kabani and two other men, Shervin Beeharry and Jagmanjot Grewal, sold large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs. 

Police believe the cocaine and fentanyl mixture the trio was allegedly selling is responsible for a string of overdoses in Saskatoon last week that left three people dead. 

Fentanyl is a powerful opiate, stronger than morphine and can be deadly. 

Kabani will plead not guilty: lawyer

Kabani, 19, was the first of the three to have a bail hearing. After a lengthy hearing, a judge granted him $7,500 cash bail. 

The details of that bail hearing are under a publication ban. 

Outside of court, his lawyer Mark Brayford said his client will plead not guilty and his case will more than likely head to trial. 

​Kabani is from Burnaby, B.C and as a part of his release condition, a judge ordered he live there with his father.

Kabani also can't have contact with his co-accused Beeharry and Grewal and has been barred from using a cellphone. 

Kabani will not be allowed back in Saskatchewan unless it is for a court appearance. His next court date is April 30. 

Three deaths, three hospitalized 

A 25-year-old woman and a 48 year-old woman who were found overdosing on the 300 block of Avenue W N. both died last week. 

Another 31-year-old man also died of an overdose. At least four other people overdosed over the weekend. 

Saskatoon police are considering whether murder charges are warranted in connection with the deaths. 

Police released the street name — Lil Joe or Joe Bro — and the phone number of the alleged drug dealer who they suspect is responsible. 

The number has since been disconnected.