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2 charged in Swan River, Man. drug raid

A man and a woman are charged following a raid at a home in Swan River, Man. RCMP'Handout

Police say meth, cash, and a gun were found during a raid at a Swan River home this week.

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Swan River RCMP with help from the Manitoba West Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) and a K9 unit raided a home in the community, roughly 380 km northwest of Winnipeg, Wednesday.

Once inside the residence, officers seized 58 grams of meth, a large amount of cash, a firearm and drug-related paraphernalia, police said in a release Friday.

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A 23-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from Swan River, have each been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, as well as gun-related charges.

Both have been released on a promise to appear in provincial court in August.

Police say officers from CREST focus on investigations into drugs, rural property crime and serious, prolific offenders in rural Manitoba.

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There are currently three CREST teams working in eastern, western, and northern Manitoba.

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