Cocaine trafficking charges laid after police visit downtown apartment

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Two men are charged with drug-trafficking offences after a wellbeing check in downtown Winnipeg led police to a suspected cocaine-dealing operation.

Police were called to an apartment complex in the sub-100 block of Kennedy Street at about 10 p.m. March 8 for a wellbeing check on a young woman. After determining she was safe, police found two adult men hiding in the apartment suite “in close proximity” to a black satchel that contained about 248 grams of cocaine worth about $24,600, along with $400 in cash, the Winnipeg Police Service stated in a news release Sunday.

A 38-year-old man is charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000. A 41-year-old is charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, and had warrants out for failing to comply with a release order and careless storage of a firearm. Both men were detained in custody.