Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) crews were busy this weekend, arresting several people in connection to various weapon and drug investigations.
In August, WPS launched a drug trafficking investigation involving a firearm. On Friday evening, officers arrested a suspect in connection to the investigation.
According to police, after a short foot pursuit in the 1300 block of Main Street near Cathedral Avenue, the 28-year-old Selkirk man was taken into custody. Officers said they found a loaded Glock handgun on him.
Shayden Matthew Tavares was charged with possessing a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; possessing a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; two counts of possessing a firearm, restricted/prohibited weapon or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order; resisting a peace officer; and four counts of failing to comply with conditions of a release order.
Tavares remains in police custody.
On Saturday morning around 7:30 a.m., officers spotted two people they said matched the description of an earlier …