Two more arrests in Project Derry

Two more people have been arrested as part of a months-long investigation into a drug-trafficking network in Bunibonibee Cree Nation.

Manitoba RCMP announced on Dec. 12 that they had seized $1.2 million in drugs through Project Derry, which was launched in June. An organized crime group funneled drugs — including cocaine, oxycodone, fentanyl and carfentanil — to Winnipeg and Thompson, police said previously.

A 22-year-old woman was arrested Dec. 28, and a 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday. Both are from Bunibonibee, RCMP said in a news release Thursday. They are charged with trafficking a controlled substance and conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance, while the woman is also facing a charge of unauthorized possession of a firearm.

A warrant for arrest had been issued for the woman. Both people remain in custody.

RCMP said Thursday that the total number of people charged remains 27, and that warrants have been issued for the arrest of two Bunibonibee women: Carly Beardy, 33, and Brittney Robinson, 34. Both face charges of trafficking a controlled substance and conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance.