Transcona council candidate Ray Ulasy's home raided in RCMP drug seizure

RCMP raided homes in four provinces Wednesday morning, including at least two in Manitoba.

One of the homes, CBC has learned, is owned by Ray Ulasy, who made an unsuccessful bid to replace Russ Wyatt as city councillor for Transcona. 

The home is located on McFadden Avenue in south Transcona, where a number of police officers and vehicles converged. 

Another home in Winnipeg Beach was also raided but police did not find the suspect they were looking for. 

Police are scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday to release information "regarding a large take down and seizure of drugs that spans four provinces," RCMP said in a news release. 

The Manitoba Integrated Organized Crime Task Force worked on the raids and called the operation 'Project Distress.' 

Police are not saying anything until then about who the suspects are, except to say "numerous arrests" have been made. 

CBC was not able to reach Ulasy for comment. 

Leviena Boychuk, who lives next door, told CBC it was "scary" to see the heavy police presence on her street. 

"It just surprises me to see police cars all over our street because nothing ever happens on this street," she said.  
Boychuk said she was stunned to see Ulasy's home the centre of attention.

"We're all neighbours. We're all friends. We talk to each other. We look after each other when things happen. But we really don't get into our private business." 

The RCMP news conference will be held at D Division at 1:30 p.m. CST.