2 facing charges after police seize over $350K in drugs, illegal cigarettes
Posted November 11, 2025 4:32 pm.
Winnipeg police say two people are facing charges after a pair of search warrants uncovered a large quantity of drugs.
WPS says on Sunday, officers conducted a traffic stop along Jefferson Avenue and took a driver and passenger into custody in connection to a drug investigation.
At the time, the driver was found to be in possession of cocaine and cash, police allege, and the woman was later released without charges.
Following this, a search warrant was executed at a nearby home, and police say they seized:
- Around 685 grams of methamphetamine
- Around 480 grams of cocaine
- Around 271,000 illegal cigarettes
- Around $15,000 in Canadian cash
- Drug packaging materials
- A money counter
- A safe
A second search warrant was executed at a home along Teakwood Avenue, where police took a different woman into custody, seized:
- Around 855 grams of methamphetamine
- Around 400 illegal cigarettes
- Around $4,210 of Canadian cash
- Drug trafficking materials
Police say between the two searches, the estimated worth of the drugs that were seized was over $117,000, while the estimated value in illegal cigarettes was around $270,000.
Police say a 37-year-old man is facing nine drug-related charges, while a 45-year-old woman is facing two drug-related charges. Both have been released on an undertaking.
