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$20K in cocaine, $30K cash and luxury watch seized from Winnipeg apartment suite

A Winnipeg man has been arrested after three separate purse theft incidents, police say. SDV

Winnipeg police have seized $20,000 of cocaine, $30,355 cash and a $17,000 watch from an apartment suite in Sterling Lyon Parkway.

Police went to the building in the 800 block of Sterling to conduct a compliance check of a man bound by conditions of a release order.

Officers found a woman in the suite (contrary to a no-contact condition) and a search of the suite resulted in the seizure of many items.

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Among the items were a money counting machine, electronic scales, score sheets, packaging materials and four mobile phones.

A 21-year-old man from Winnipeg is now facing multiple charges and has been detained.

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