Manitoba drug seizure tied to Mexican cartel results in 33 arrests

May 20, 2026
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Manitoba drug seizure tied to Mexican cartel results in 33 arrests

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$37.2 million worth of illicit drugs were seized in what the WPS has called the “largest illicit drug seizure in Manitoba history."

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