Two Winnipeg residents face a long list of drug and weapons charges after a drug trafficking investigation led to their arrests.
Police said they began an investigation into a condo unit on Quail Ridge Road in August. In October, the residents of the unit were evicted and the locks changed.
On Thursday morning, the police were called to the unit with a report of a break-in, where they found two suspects and detained them.
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A search of the unit turned up $ 750 worth of cocaine and drug packaging materials, while a search of the suspects’ vehicle, police said, led to the seizure of a loaded 12-gauge shotgun with a “zombie chainsaw.” as well as various types of ammunition.
A 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman have been charged with several crimes, including possession for the purpose of trafficking, breaking and entering, and unauthorized entry and possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.
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