A woman at the centre of a Winnipeg drug trafficking network known on the streets for selling pink-coloured crack cocaine faces up to a decade in prison after she pleaded guilty late last month.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Cody Sellar
Last Modified: 7:28 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later
Winnipeg police Const. Rob Carver shows off the cash, jewelry and drugs seized during Project Matriarch. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)
It took 17 years, but Point Douglas residents were able to celebrate Tuesday after an alleged drug trafficker and her underlings were charged with running a crack cocaine ring that menaced the neighbourhood.
It took 17 years, but Point Douglas residents were able to celebrate Tuesday after an alleged drug trafficker and her underlings were charged with running a crack cocaine ring that menaced the neighbourhood.
WINNIPEG Winnipeg police said an investigation into an organization producing and trafficking crack cocaine in the Point Douglas neighbourhood has led to the arrest of 26 people and the seizure of property and evidence valued at more than $2.3 million. The investigation – which police have dubbed Project Matriarch – started in October 2020. On Tuesday, police said that investigation led investigators to seize cocaine, crack cocaine, Canadian dollars, a loaded firearm and ammunition, jewelry, a 2016 BMW X5, and a skid steer. Police said Criminal Property Forfeiture also filed a statement of claims for 10 homes and multiple bank accounts. The evidence and property seized in the investigation are valued at $2,343,497.
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