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Portage la Prairie traffic stop leads Manitoba RCMP to seize drugs, weapons – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Portage la Prairie man will appear in court Monday to face a handful of drug and weapons offences that stemmed from a traffic stop Friday afternoon. Manitoba RCMP said they pulled a vehicle over on 9th Street Northwest in Portage, at …

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Two arrested on drugs and weapons charges in Portage la Prairie: RCMP – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been arrested by Portage la Prairie RCMP following an investigation a disturbance in the Manitoba community. Police said they were called to a residence on Fifth Avenue North East on Jan. 23, at 8:20 p.m. Police said a 31-year-old …

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‘Unknown trouble’ call leads officers to secret drug lab in Richmond Hill: police – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police responding to an “unknown trouble” call discovered a drug lab inside a Richmond Hill home, leading to the arrest of a man who was on probation and bail, officers say. York Regional Police said officers responded to a townhouse in the …

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$90 million worth of cocaine, crystal meth seized in Toronto bust – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say an estimated street value of $90 million in cocaine and crystal methamphetamine was seized in what the force is calling its single-largest seizure of those types of drugs in its history. At a press conference on Friday, Supt. Steve …

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Drugs, cash found in Bridgwater home – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Edmonton man is facing numerous drug charges after Winnipeg police seized more than $135,000 worth of drugs from a Bridgwater home. On Tuesday Winnipeg police said that in September they began an investigation into a suspect they believed was trafficking drugs. …

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Sawed-off gun, cocaine and cash seized in Fort McMurray drug investigation – Edmonton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in Fort McMurray say they seized around $30,000 in drugs and cash and a man is facing charges following an investigation. Police say earlier this month, ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime team began investigating cocaine trafficking …

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More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health finds

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal public health authorities say 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses occurred in the city over the past year and the majority of those fatalities took place at home. The latest data was released Thursday to coincide with International Overdose Awareness …

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‘Almost died a few times’: Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids

GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Crystal Plume sits in the shade of a tree near a busy intersection in downtown Sudbury and carefully injects fentanyl into a vein on the back of her hand before licking the speck of blood left behind. The 36-year-old who regularly panhandles in the northern Ontario …

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Norway House RCMP bust yields cache of firearms and drugs – Winnipeg

RCMP raided a residence in Norway House, Man., which ended in the seizure of many firearms and drugs over the weekend. On Saturday, police went to a home in the community as a result of an ongoing investigation. The raid led to the arrest of four people and the recovery …

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