Winnipeg police arrest 14 in interprovincial drug trafficking investigation [Video]

More than a dozen people are facing charges, the majority Winnipeggers, after an interprovincial drug bust turned up millions of dollars in cash, drugs, guns, jewelry and luxury vehicles.

The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) said at a news conference Wednesday it launched a project dubbed “Soft Landing” in May of 2023 after a large amount of Canadian currency was seized at the Winnipeg International Airport over a year prior.

Investigators found the money stemmed from a high-level, interprovincial drug network believed to be trafficking millions of dollars of illicit drugs and firearms into Winnipeg from the Greater Toronto Area.

Inspector Elton Hall with WPS’ organized crime unit says they began investigating a number of suspects who were deemed high value targets by other police services.

“The Winnipeg Police Service organized crime unit determined that numerous members of a well-entrenched network spanned across multiple cities in Canada,” he said.

Drugs seized …