News - Drug Trafficking

In the late afternoon of November 1, 2017, Nelson House RCMP executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence located in the local community.

During the early morning hours of September 11, 2017, Westman RCMP officers conducted a court imposed compliance check on Cory Alexander Burke, a 31-year-old male from Virden, Manitoba.

A 35-year-old woman is facing numerous drug-related charges after being arrested by Steinbach RCMP this past Labour Day weekend.

During the early afternoon hours of August 23, 2017, Westman RCMP witnessed a 31-year-old man driving a pickup truck in Virden, Manitoba and subsequently arrested him for breaching conditions of his undertaking.

As a result of a recent traffic stop involving a quad, Cross Lake RCMP seized a quantity of drugs, liquor and cash.

In the late afternoon of Friday July 28, 2017, Westman RCMP executed a search warrant under the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence located in Melita, Manitoba.

RCMP Traffic Services intercepted a large quantity of marijuana this past week as a result of a vehicle stop in West Hawk Lake.

On March 2, 2017, at approximately 1pm, Manitoba RCMP Traffic Services stopped a 2017 Dodge Durango traveling at 150 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Carberry.

On February 3, 2017, Virden RCMP executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act warrant at a residence in Virden, Manitoba.

The RCMP North District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team, RCMP Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services assisted two detachments in northern Manitoba last weekend with getting drugs off the streets.