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Winnipeg cops seize $250K in drugs as part of gang investigation

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Eight people were arrested Wednesday as part of an ongoing drug investigation, Winnipeg police said.

According to police, a criminal network operated by a Winnipeg street gang had been trafficking cocaine and hydromorphone downtown and in the West End.

A pair of raids — one at an address on De La Seigneurie Boulevard and the other on Langside Street — led to the seizure of around $250,000 in drugs, as well as guns, body armour and what police said was $40,000 from proceeds of crime.

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A vehicle was also searched as part of the investigation.

Four Winnipeg men between the ages of 22 and 64 — who face more than 40 charges between them — remain in custody, while four women, 19-63 years old, from Winnipeg and Swan Lake were released on undertakings.

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