Handgun, $8,600 in drugs seized in auto on Burrows Ave. in Winnipeg – Winnipeg

A handgun and $8,600 in medication have been seized immediately after a automobile was searched on Burrows Ave. on Sept. 29, police say.

At midnight, officers saw a car or truck with unmatched license plates travelling on Burrows Ave.

They executed a targeted visitors end in the 700 block of Burrows Ave. and observed two occupants and symptoms indicative of drug trafficking.

The adult driver and female passenger were securely arrested and officers entered a drug investigation, law enforcement say.

A research of the motor vehicle led to the seizure of the following merchandise:

• Loaded Sig Sauer .22 caliber handgun
• 4 ounces of cocaine (estimated avenue value: $8,000)
• 1 ounce of methamphetamine (estimated street price: $600)
• Cellular phones
• Scale
• Packaging substance

Two men and women from Manitoba are now going through numerous fees and continue to be in custody.

Investigators acquired the handgun was a single of thirteen firearms described stolen from a household break and enter in the 300 block of Burrows Avenue in June of 2021.

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