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Drugs, guns off streets of Manitoba resort town after RCMP bust

Two Manitobans are in police custody, and guns and drugs are off the streets of a popular vacation destination after a bust by RCMP last week.

On June 18, RCMP say Mounties from the Powerview detachment carried out a pair of search warrants on a property in Hillside Beach and a vehicle.

Police say officers found a number of loaded weapons, including a submachine gun, as well as ammunition, meth, other drugs and cash.

Felicia Joseph, 37, and Matthew Dueck, 36, both of Hillside Beach, were arrested and charged with over a dozen crimes between them.

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They remain in custody.

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Hillside Beach is located between Grand and Victoria beaches on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, around 100 kilometres north of the city.

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