A 33-year-old Winnipeg man is facing drug trafficking charges after Brandon Police Service officers found a large amount of methamphetamine in his vehicle during a traffic stop on June 21, 2026.
Police pulled the man over around 9:10 p.m. on the 700 block of 10th Street. When officers searched the vehicle, they found a sealed 765-gram bag of meth under the front passenger seat. The meth has a street value of about $37,500. They also found roughly 2 grams of crack cocaine, $135 in cash, a cellphone, and a small folding knife tucked under the driver’s seat.
The accused faces several charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking for both meth and crack cocaine. He is also charged with possession of proceeds of crime, possession of a weapon, and failing to comply with an undertaking. That undertaking required him to live at an address in Sioux Valley, but he told police he actually lives in Winnipeg. He was also handed a contravention notice for having fewer than 25 units of unmarked tobacco, which breaks the Tobacco Tax Act.
The man’s vehicle was seized under The Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and towed. He was set to appear in court on June 22, 2026.
This arrest comes as Manitoba continues to face a serious meth crisis. In May 2026, police carried out the largest drug seizure in provincial history, taking more than $37 million worth of meth, cocaine, and fentanyl off the streets. That investigation, called Project Puma, led to 33 arrests and highlighted links to the Hells Angels, Wolfpack Alliance, and a Mexican cartel.
The province launched the Manitoba Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Task Force in February 2026 to bring together the RCMP, Winnipeg Police Service, Brandon Police Service, and other agencies. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Scott McMurchy has said crystal meth is taking over Winnipeg and Brandon and is creeping into rural Manitoba. In Brandon, the overdose crisis has been hitting hard. Firefighter-paramedics responded to around 135 overdoses in 2025 and more than 140 the year before.
Separately, Brandon Police arrested a 37-year-old woman on June 21, 2026, for an assault that happened on May 29 on the 100 block of 4th Street. She reportedly approached a 27-year-old woman she knew and started punching her in the face. The woman was charged and released on an undertaking. She is scheduled to appear in court on August 24, 2026.
