On June 26, 2013, just before 9pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP and Portage la Prairie General Investigation Section executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of 3rd Street North West in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Portage la Prairie Police Dog Section assisted with the search.
Police say that a small amount of marijuana, a sum of cash and paraphernalia, consistent with that used for the trafficking of marijuana, were seized.
RCMP report that a 17-year-old male youth and 34 year-old woman, both of Portage la Prairie Manitoba, were arrested. Both have been released from custody with charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act are pending.
Anyone with information regarding drug trafficking is asked to call their local police agency or RCMP Detachment.