Guns, $110k worth of cocaine, $200k worth of Jewelry allegedly seized in Fort Richmond drug bust

On Sept. 5th, Winnipeg police executed three residential search warrants in the Fort Richmond neighbourhood as the result of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.

The first was a suite in the 1-99 block of Bison Drive, where police seized numerous guns and ammunition, $90,000 worth of cocaine, approximately $200,000 worth of jewellery and clothing, drug trafficking materials, and $150,000 in Canadian currency.

At a second apartment suite in the 1-99 block of Bison, police seized nearly $20,000 worth of cocaine, $17,000 worth of jewellery and clothing and $45,000 in Canadian currency

The third search warrant was executed in the 500 block of College Ave., where police seized over $600 worth of cocaine, $265 dollars in Canadian currency and drug trafficking materials.

As a result of the drug trafficking investigation, three people were arrested: 41-year-old Mark Peter Pujol was charged with 15 counts of firearm and drug-related offences. A 37-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman are both facing charges related to drug- trafficking.

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