Three charged in drug trafficking probe

Two men and a woman have been charged after police seized drugs, weapons, a gun and cash after executing a warrant at a Centennial neighbourhood residence Saturday.

Police obtained a search warrant for a residence on the 600 block of Elgin Avenue while officers were conducting a drug trafficking investigation in the city’s central downtown area, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a Sunday news release. 

A handgun with an “obliterated serial number” was seized, as was ammunition, a machete, bear spray, 40 individually packed bags of crack cocaine (with a street value of about $800), 2.8 grams of powder cocaine (worth $300) and $565 in cash.

A 69-year-old man, 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were charged with multiple drug trafficking and weapon offences. 

The older man was released on an undertaking to appear at a later court date. The other two accused remain in custody.