Three Winnipeg men are facing dozens of drug and firearm charges after an investigation by police in the William Whyte and Lord Selkirk neighbourhoods.
Police said the investigation, which was aimed at preventing violent offences connected to gang activity and the drug culture, led to an arrest Sunday, when a man with a loaded firearm in a taxi was stopped by police on Selkirk Avenue.
The man, 28, is now in custody facing 25 gun and drug-related charges.
Further investigation led to a raid on a home in the 400 block of Redwood Avenue, where two other men, 27 and 40, were also arrested, and police say they seized a large amount of contraband.
Police confiscated a loaded Mossberg pistol, two .22 calibre rifles (one loaded), a loaded Glock pistol, loaded magazines and various rounds of compatible ammunition, and a ballistic vest.
The search also turned up 500 grams of cocaine and crack, with a street value of $35,000, as well as percocet pills, drug paraphernalia and packaging material.
The three men charged in the investigation face as many as 60 charges between them, and have all been detained in custody.
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