Winnipeg police say they seized $80,000 worth of coke and cash in a drug bust that started with a traffic stop.
Police said they conducted a traffic stop Thursday in the area of Lake Crest Road and Waverley Street as part of a drug investigation.
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One man was subsequently arrested and taken into custody, and a search warrant was executed at a building in the 200 block of Linwood Street. Police say 28 ounces of cocaine was seized, along with $13,200 in cash and trafficking materials.
A 35-year-old man from Winnipeg is facing multiple drug charges and has been detained in custody.
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