WINNIPEG — The hazmat team is investigating a white powder discovered in a building on Maryland Street.
Winnipeg Police Service said it sent the hazmat team to investigate a white powder found in a building on the 400 block of Maryland Street.
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Officers attended to the scene Saturday as part of an assault investigation and returned Sunday for a follow up, when the powder was discovered.
Constable Rob Carver with the Winnipeg Police Service said when a white powder is discovered they can’t take any chances.
While the substance is being investigated, Carver said officers won’t know for weeks what it actually is.
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