Pair charged in cocaine drug bust
Posted June 13, 2022 4:53 pm.
Two people have been arrested on Sunday following a cocaine drug bust.
Winnipeg police say an investigation began in early June, after a woman was believed to be coordinating the sale of crack cocaine on behalf of a street gang.
After a short investigation, police were able to locate two people believed to be involved in the drug trafficking. After a search of a taxi both individuals were in, as well as their residence in the 400 block of Dufferin Avenue, and the individuals themselves, police seized a handgun, ammo and some drugs.
List of items seized by police:
- Modified 9mm handgun (fully automatic)
- Extended magazine
- 9mm ammunition
- .308 calibre ammunition
- .22 calibre ammunition
- 15 ounces of crack cocaine (worth roughly $34,000)
- 12 grams of cocaine (worth roughly $960)
- bulletproof vest
- 40 Tylenol 3 pills (worth roughly of $120)
- 17 grams of crack cocaine (worth roughly $1,360) – reportedly on one of the suspects
- 10 Xanax pills (worth roughly $1,000)
- $3,030 in cash
Samantha Lee Bruyere, 43, from the Peguis First Nation and Monique Aileen Marie Duhard, 52, from Rathwell, Manitoba, have been charged with possession of a firearm, and possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, as well as a few more drug and weapon-related charges.
Both remain in police custody at this time.