Drugs and cash seized at a Winnipeg restaurant.
RCMP have arrested nine Winnipeg residents after seizing drugs and cash at a Winnipeg restaurant earlier yesterday.
During the early morning hours of June 8, 2011, Winnipeg RCMP Drug Section executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a restaurant located on William Avenue in Winnipeg.
Investigators located approximately 30 pounds of packaged marijuana along with approximately $30,000 in cash.
Five adult males and four adult females, all Winnipeg residents, were arrested at the scene. They will all face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking along with possession of proceeds of crime. RCMP report that they have been released on a promise to appear with conditions to appear in Winnipeg Provincial Court on July 28, 2011.
RCMP report that the estimated street value of the seized marijuana is approximately $75,000.
The investigation continues.
