Police seize $240K worth of meth in Winnipeg drug bust
2 arrested, charged with drug trafficking after search on Powers Street
Police arrested two people during a drug bust that turned up an estimated $240,000 worth of methamphetamine in Winnipeg.
Officers obtained a search warrant and made the bust on Thursday at 7 p.m. at a home on Powers Street, said Winnipeg police Const. Jay Murray. About 1.6 kilograms of meth were located, he added.
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—@wpgpolice"It's a significant seizure," Murray said. "We don't often see meth in this kind of amount. It is here in Winnipeg so we're happy to get it off the streets."
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested and charged with offences related to drug trafficking. They were "relatively unknown" to police, Murray said.
Both were released on a promise to appear in court.