WINNIPEG - The Guns and Gangs Unit has taken more drug dealers off the streets after a search warrant netted $17,000 in drugs, three guns and two arrests.
The investigation led to the search of an apartment on Cumberland. A number of people were taken into custody and the following was seized:
- Approximately 19.5 ounces of methamphetamine (estimated street value of $11,700)
- Approximately 2.5 ounces of cocaine (estimated street value of $5,000)
- $1,380 in Canadian currency
- 147 Tylenol 3 pills (estimated street value of $75)
- A loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun (tampered serial number)
- A .303 British bolt-action rifle (with ammunition)
- A sawed-off 12 gauge shotgun (with ammunition)
- Body armour
- Packaging materials and score sheets
30 year-old Andrew Shayne Guinto has been charged with:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Codeine
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing Serial Number has been Tampered With
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations (x3)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (x3)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possess body armour without a valid permit or in a manner inconsistent with the valid permit (The Body Armour and Fortified Vehicle Control Act)
- Fail to Comply with Conditions of Undertaking Given by Officer in Charge (x4)
26 year-old Priscilla Rose-Marie Wood has been charged with:
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Codeine
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations (x2)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (x2)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possess body armour without a valid permit or in a manner inconsistent with the valid permit (The Body Armour and Fortified Vehicle Control Act)
They were detained in custody.
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