Three charged in $233,000 drug bust
Three suspects are facing charges after $233,000 of cocaine and cash were seized from a Keeywaywin First Nation home.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Intelligence Unit and Emergency Response Team executed the bust.
Police located and seized an estimated $211,000 worth of suspected cocaine, a rifle, $32,000 in cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Of the three suspects, one is from Winnipeg and two are from Keeywaywin First Nation.
All three are being charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and unauthorized possession of a firearm among other felonies.
One remains in custody; the others were released with conditions and a later court date.
