Winnipeg Meth

• Winnipeg police say rise in reported assaults downtown linked to meth use: ‘It’s a scourge’

  'It's a horrible drug, it's a poison that creates mental illness, it creates psychosis,' says a community outreach worker about the effects of methamphetamine in Winnipeg.

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  Mar 16, 2023
  
• Man charged after holding staff, patrons at knifepoint in Winnipeg business: police

  Police say the man attempted to use a woman as a human shield when they arrived. Officers used a Taser to disable the man and take him into custody.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2022
  
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• $30,000 worth of drugs and five firearms seized within the past week: Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police have made several arrests relating to drug trafficking which resulted in the seizure of five firearms and approximately $30,000 worth of drugs.

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  Jun 24, 2021
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• Meth, shotgun seized in Winnipeg drug raid

  Officers from the guns and gangs unit raided the home in the 400 block of Langevin Street in Winnipeg on Sunday.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2021
• Manitoba man on the lam from ‘hot tub’ meth conviction caught in B.C.: Winnipeg police

  Jared Irving was first arrested in January 2018 after Winnipeg police raided a home in West St. Paul, seizing 1.4 kilograms of meth.

  Crime

  Nov 13, 2020
• U of M meth study finds sevenfold increase in visits to Manitoba ERs by users

  According to a new study, the number of people in the province coming into contact with the health-care system due to meth use is on the rise.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2020
• Winnipeg man charged after police find guns, explosives and meth-cooking gear

  With the help of the police bomb unit and clandestine lab team, a search turned up 17 firearms -- some loaded-- and thousands of rounds of ammunition, as well as a pipe bomb.

  Crime

  Sep 30, 2020
• RCMP seize kilos of meth, coke in Winnipeg raid

  A months-long police investigation into inter-provincial drug trafficking has led to a large seizure of cocaine and meth in Winnipeg.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2020
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• Man douses himself with lighter fluid, takes meth, asks officers to shoot him: Winnipeg police

  An Ontario man is facing charges after Winnipeg police say he doused himself with lighter fluid, took meth and asked officers to shoot him on Tuesday.

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  May 28, 2020
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• Manitoba inquest into in-custody death recommends officers get meth training

  A Manitoba judge is recommending mandatory methamphetamine training for police and corrections officers after the death of a 31-year-old man who was in custody.

  Crime

  Apr 29, 2020