A six-week investigation into smuggling into Manitoba resulted in the seizure of 92 cases of unmarked contraband cigarettes and over 53 pounds of illicit cannabis this week.
Law Enforcement
$4.5 million worth of cannabis seized at US/Canada border
US Customs and Border officials say they seized 2,796 pounds of cannabis (1268 kg) hidden inside a shipment of straw at the Pembina crossing between Manitoba and North Dakota on April 23.
OPP: More than 10,000 cannabis plants and 80 pounds of flower seized in raid
Ontario Provincial Police in Southern Georgian Bay OPP say authorities seized 9,200 cannabis plants, along with clones and dried flower in a raid on April
Manitoba RCMP find more than a pound of weed, other drugs and alcohol hidden inside shipment of Kraft Dinner
RCMP in Thompson, Manitoba discovered a large shipment of cannabis, alcohol, Oxycodone and Alprazolam in a shipment of Kraft Dinner boxes and a box of baby formula being sent to Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation on April 15.
Four recent raids in Ontario net thousands of cannabis plants
Updated: Four recent raids in Ontario resulted in police seizing thousands of cannabis plants from two large-scale operations. On Sunday, March 11 Belleville City Police,
4,000 pounds of cannabis seized in commercial traffic stop in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) discovered nearly 4,000 pounds of illicit cannabis during a commercial vehicle inspection last week. On Wednesday April 7, 2021, SHP conducted a commercial
Over 600kg cannabis seized at Vermont/Quebec border
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Highgate Springs seized 1,331 lbs. (603 kg) of cannabis in a commercial shipment earlier this week at a border crossing between Vermont and Quebec.
Yet another large cannabis seizure at Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility seized another 1,227 lbs. (557 kg) of cannabis in a commercial shipment of paper towels and dishwasher detergent.
61 kilograms of THC extract seized at US border crossing south of Winnipeg
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the Pembina Port of Entry about one hour south of Winnipeg seized a shipment of THC extract totalling 61 kilograms on March 18.
Calgary police need help identifying suspects after two cannabis store robberies
Calgary police are seeking help from the public in relation to two commercial robberies that took place at a cannabis store in the northwest of
US border agents seize more cannabis entering US from Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 7 pounds of cannabis at the Massena Port of Entry on Sunday, March 21.
OPP’s Operation Weaver involves weapons, drug trafficking including connections to organized crime, cannabis, psilocybin
The Ontario Provincial Police, in coordination with several other provincial and federal law enforcement agencies, recently announced the results of an eight-month investigation into firearms
