Illicit cannabis seized from a truck in the RM of Portage la Prairie on September 4, 2024. (RCMP HANDOUT)
Manitoba RCMP have arrested one man after seizing approximately 1,300 lbs. of illicit cannabis.
Police stopped an eastbound commercial vehicle on Highway 1 in the RM of Portage la Prairie on the afternoon of September 4.
Officers inspected the truck’s load and seized the packaged cannabis.
A 65-year-old Toronto man is facing several charges.
“We continue to enforce the laws against illicit cannabis as it’s [sic] possession is a criminal offence and is an issue of public safety,” said Inspector Michael Gagliardi, officer in charge of RCMP Traffic Services.
“Anyone purchasing illicit cannabis does not know where it came from or what it could be cut with. Often, illicit cannabis is associated with organized crime and all the other criminal elements that entails.”
RCMP continue to investigate.
