A total of seven suspects were recently arrested and charged in connection to a joint law enforcement effort that occurred in the City of Dauphin, MB.
Dauphin RCMP recently conducted a wellbeing check at an address located on 6th Avenue NE. When officers arrived at the scene, they located a 29-year-old male who was seriously injured.
Police say that the victim advised officers that he was being held against his will. Subsequently, six occupants inside the residence, five males and one female, were arrested without incident. The victim was taken by EMS to hospital and treated for his injuries.
After further investigation by Dauphin RCMP, along with Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), a search warrant was executed at the residence. As a result, officers seized over 78 grams of methamphetamine, 8 grams of cocaine, multiple firearms, and a quantity of Canadian currency.
RCMP report that the following suspects were arrested and charged with numerous weapons and trafficking offences:
- Joseph Ferland-Ironstand, 30, from Dauphin
- Carl Gabriel, 24, from Dauphin
- Sherri Huntinghawk, 36, from Dauphin
- Dean Levasseur, 37, from Dauphin
- Lane Miller, 26, from Shortdale Valley River First Nation
- Brandy Monkman, 31, from Ebb and Flow First Nation
- Percy Mousseau, 33, from Ebb and Flow First Nation
Police noted that all suspects were remanded into custody.