Winnipeg Police Service Central District Community Support Unit (CSU)began a drug investigation following a number of community complaints about drug activity at a home in the Spence neighbourhood.
On January 6, 2024, officers from the CSU and Guns and Gangs Unit executed a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of Furby Street. Several individuals were taken into custody, say police.
Officers seized crack cocaine along with drug trafficking paraphernalia and a BB firearm.
David Francis Amoyotte, 39, of Winnipeg was charged for his alleged involvement with:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Weapon
Police say that the other people taken into custody were released without charges.