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Pounds of cocaine and handguns found after North End traffic stop

Police arrested four men Friday night after finding pounds of cocaine and several firearms in a stolen truck. File / Global News

Roughly $60,000 worth of cocaine and several handguns were seized after Winnipeg police stopped a stolen truck last Friday.

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Around 11 p.m., officers saw a stolen car near Arlington Street and Burrows Avenue. They trailed the car to Inkster Boulevard and Salter Street, calling in backup to stop the vehicle.

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Four men were taken into custody, and a search of the car resulted in the discovery of drugs and weapons.

Police seized 38 ounces of cocaine with a street value of approximately $60,000, along with a .32 calibre revolver, another revolver of unknown calibre and the frame of a replica 1911 handgun.

Shaine Christopher Paul, 29, Timothy Vance Porth, 55, Shannon Thomas Sanderson, 42, and Ernest Gunther Wunnemann, 45, all from Winnipeg, face dozens of charges each, including possessing a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of weapons, improper storage of a firearm and possession of property obtained by crime.

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