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Two teenagers are facing drug charges after police say they were found in possession of almost one kilogram of marijuana and an illegal gun.

Patrol officers were responding Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. to an unrelated call in the 100 block of Avenue O South. According to a Saskatoon Police Service news release, the officers observed two males carrying backpacks, one of whom had a “large bag of marijuana sticking out” from his hoodie pocket.

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Further investigation by police resulted in the discovery of a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, marijuana, cannabis oil and Xanax tablets. Officers also discovered $380 in cash, a scale and a cellphone, police said in a news release.

Some of the marijuana was packaged individually in a way that is consistent with drug trafficking, police said.

Two boys, both 14 years old, face firearm charges, including possession of a dangerous weapon, along with trafficking charges associated with the marijuana and Xanax.

They were scheduled to appear Thursday in Saskatoon provincial court.