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A 33-year-old Winnipeg woman has been charged in the drug-related death of her one-year-old son. Winnipeg police say in December 2022, the mother of Romeo Stewart called 911 after he became unresponsive at her home in the 300 block of Sherbrook Street. A family member provided medical care for the …
Read More »Frozen truck leads Manitoba RCMP to fentanyl arrests – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP say they’ve arrested a Portage la Prairie man wanted on multiple warrants after they found him inside a truck that was stuck in a frozen ditch. Police were called to the junction of Road 22 West and the Trans-Canada Highway …
Read More »Parents charged after Winnipeg infant died of fentanyl intoxication, police say, – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The parents of a one-year-old girl who died in March of last year have been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Police said Monday that the autopsy and toxicology reports revealed that the infant, Hanna Boulette, died of high levels of fentanyl intoxication. …
Read More »Winnipeg cops arrest suspects from Mexico in $1.3M meth, fentanyl bust – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people from Mexico are in custody after an investigation by the Winnipeg police guns and gangs unit led to the seizure of more than $1.3 million in meth and fentanyl last month. Police said they raided a James Avenue home Oct. …
Read More »Winnipeg man charged with money laundering after year-long probe into drug profits – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba RCMP’s organized crime unit says it has charged a Winnipeg man with money laundering — among other charges — as part of Project Doom, an investigation into suspicious activities in local casinos that began last October. Police said 30-year-old Mohammad …
Read More »‘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 …
Read More »B.C. man who opened store selling tested hard drugs dies of overdose: family – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man who was arrested for starting a mobile hard drugs store on the Downtown Eastside has died of an overdose, according to a post from family. Jerry Martin’s brother shared a post online saying his 51-year-old brother died suddenly and fentanyl …
Read More »Fentanyl, cocaine and gun seized in OPP drug bust
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been arrested and charged after a drug trafficking investigation that involved police operations in Brampton, Caledon, Vaughan and Barrie, Ont. According to police, officers with the Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) started an investigation into drug …
Read More »6 face charges in Ontario drug probe that seized $1M in product
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Six people are facing charges from a investigation that saw some $1 million in drugs and drug manufacturing products seized across four municipalities in southern Ontario. Halton police say cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), cannabis edibles, fentanyl and psilocybin were just some of the …
Read More »Alarm raised over 3 fatal suspected fentanyl overdoses in Markham, Ont. – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in York Region are raising the alarm after a spike in fentanyl overdoses was recorded on Friday and Saturday. Police said three people died and one person was hospitalized as a result of overdoses reported over two days near Robinson Street …
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