WINNIPEG – Police have charged four Winnipeggers with trafficking cocaine after they seized eight kilograms of the drug following a five-month investigation.
Matthew Keith Manalang, 33, Ryan Alvarez Relleve, 34, Federico Polintan Jr., 29, and Bernadette Manalang, 29, are all charged with possessing cocaine for the purposes of trafficking. Polintan and Bernadette Manalang are also charged with possessing methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking.
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The Manitoba Integrated Organized Crime Task Force, which comprises both Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP officers, made the arrests as a result of the five-month-long Project Diverge investigation.
In addition to the cocaine, they found about $70,000 cash, cocaine cutting agent and a prohibited magazine clip for a firearm.
Matthew Manalang is also accused of possessing the proceeds of crime and possessing a prohibited device or ammunition while knowing it’s prohibited; Relleve also faces the same weapons possession charge.
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