Winnipeg Police Service began an investigation into a high-level drug trafficking operation in the spring of 2020 after an increased level of opioid overdoses.
Investigators were able to identify and arrest several suspects in connection to the operation .
On June 22, 2020, police raided two properties located in the 500 block of St. Mary Avenue and the 800 block of Waverley Street.
During the searches officers seized a number of items including:
- 1641 x ¼ gram Fentanyl pebbles
- 165 x 1 gram Fentanyl pebbles
- 170 grams Fentanyl pebbles
- Total: 750 grams of Fentanyl estimated street value $375,000.00
- $200,000.00 in Canadian currency
- Packaging material, contaminated scales, cell phones and four safes
- 21-page how-to instruction manual on inner workings of the operation
- Winchester Pump-action 12 Guage Shotgun
- (2) Simonov SKS Semi-Automatic Rifles
- (2) Cooey 84 Single Shot Shotguns
- GSG Semi-Automatic Rifle
- Mossberg Semi-Automatic Rifle
- 2 Canisters of Bear Spray
- $10,000 worth of gold jewellery
26-year-old Keaton Brayden Ellis, Branden Anthony Ellis, 27 and Jonathan Michael Pace, 29 are all facing charges for their alleged involvement of Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl and Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000.
All three were released on appearance notices say police.
© News4.ca 2020
