A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
Winnipeg police have charged three people after seizing guns, drugs, and cash during raids in Fort Richmond and other neighbourhoods on Friday.
Officers executed search warrants at multiple residences, including two apartments on Bison Drive and a home on College Avenue.
At one Bison Drive suite, officers arrested 41-year-old Mark Peter Pujol and seized three loaded handguns, a prohibited rifle, ammunition, 3 kilograms of cocaine worth about $90,000, $150,000 in cash, luxury goods, and drug trafficking materials. Pujol faces 15 firearm and drug-related charges and remains in custody.
A second Bison Drive suite search yielded more than 200 grams of crack cocaine, $45,000 in cash, and jewellery worth $17,000.
At the College Avenue residence, police arrested a 37-year-old man and seized packaged crack cocaine, cash, and cell phones. He faces trafficking and proceeds of crime charges.
Separately, a 26-year-old woman was arrested on Balmoral Street and faces similar charges. Both were released on undertakings.
