On May 31, 2011, at about 5:30pm, RCMP Winnipeg Drug Section executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence near a local elementary school in the RM of St. Andrews, Manitoba.
Investigators located approximately 150 marijuana plants, about two pounds of packaged marijuana, three firearms and approximately $3,000 in cash.
Two 40-year-old men and one 19-year-old man, all believed to be residents of the property, were arrested at the scene. They have been released on a promise to appear with conditions to appear in Winnipeg Provincial Court on July 21, 2011. They will each be facing charges of production of marijuana, possession for the purpose of trafficking as well as related firearms offences.
The estimated street value of the seized marihuana is approximately $150,000.
