WINNIPEG, MB – A man and two women are facing multiple charges after the Winnipeg Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant and seized a large amount of fentanyl.
During the evening of March 12th the Street Crime Unit, with help from the Tactical Team, executed the warrant at a home in the River Heights area.
Police seized of a number of items including the following:
- 2,057 blotters believed to contain fentanyl/carfentanil (estimated street value of $41,140).
- 48 grams of methamphetamine (estimated street value of $7,200).
- Packaging materials.
- Digital scale.
- Mobile phones.
Police said a 26-year-old male of Winnipeg has been arrested for:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
- Import a Scheduled Substance
Also a 24-year-old female of Winnipeg has been arrested for:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
And a 29-year-old female of Winnipeg has been arrested for:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
Police noted that blotters or blotting papers are small pieces of highly absorbent paper that may contain the liquid solution of a drug. These papers are often perforated into individual doses.
With files from the Winnipeg Police
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