Manitoba drug seizure tied to Hells Angels, Mexican cartel results in 33 arrests

Thirty-three people have been arrested in what the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) has called the “largest illicit drug seizure in Manitoba history.” A two-year investigation — called ‘Project Puma’ — which was conducted in Manitoba, Alberta, and northwestern Ontario, resulted in the seizure of more than $37.2 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, as well as 14 firearms, $1.35 million in illegal cigarettes, seven vehicles, and approximately $825,000 in cash. Suspects, who were arrested with a combined toll of 174 drug trafficking, crime and conspiracy charges, were part of a n…