Eight people are facing charges in connection with drugs and guns seized from an Oakbank home, Manitoba RCMP said Monday.

Police searched the Main Street home Wednesday evening and found a variety of drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, RCMP said in a news release Monday afternoon.

The Mounties also seized guns, including two assault rifles with high-capacity magazines, they said.

Five men, ranging in age from 26 to 38, and three women, age 22 to 24, have been charged with firearms and drug trafficking offences.

Oakbank is a small community just east of Winnipeg.

RCMP seized numerous guns and drugs and a variety of illicit drugs from a Main Street residence in Oakbank, Man.

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A white police car with black lettering is seen close up and from the side. Blurred yellow police tape is seen in the foreground.

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A road-closed sign is seen as a temporary flood gate holds back flood water from the Red River in Fargo, N.D., on Sunday. A weeklong fight against flooding there reached its climax, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River which has now crested.

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A road-closed sign is seen as a temporary flood gate holds back flood water from the Red River in Fargo, N.D., in this file photo from 2010. The 2019 crest arrived Monday afternoon at 35 feet.

RCMP seized guns and drugs from a Main Street home in Oakbank, Man.

8 charged after police find drugs, guns at Oakbank home

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