Manitoba RCMP Say Six People Were Arrested and Charged After a West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team Search Warrant on the 400-Block of Central Road in Ebb and Flow First Nation Seized About Five Ounces of Cocaine, Two Glock Handguns, a Loaded Prohibited AR-Style Rifle and a Sawed-Off Shotgun (October 26, 2026)

The Manitoba RCMP says in an October 26 release that six people were arrested and charged after officers executed a search warrant on October 20 at a residence on the 400-block of Central Road in Ebb and Flow First Nation, Manitoba, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The force says the West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team led the investigation, with officers from Ste. Rose du Lac and Portage la Prairie supporting it, and that officers seized about five ounces of cocaine, two Glock handguns — one of them loaded — a loaded prohibited AR-style rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, prohibited magazines and ammunition, unstamped tobacco and $700 in cash, and that a motorcycle reported stolen from Portage la Prairie was found on the property. The force says all six have been charged with the same list of offences, and that some of them face further charges.

Legal status: Charged. Joshua Houle was remanded into custody and the other five were released on undertakings. None of the allegations has been tested in court, and all six accused are presumed innocent.

The Search on Central Road

According to the release, the search warrant was executed on October 20 at a residence on the 400-block of Central Road in Ebb and Flow First Nation, as part of what the force describes as an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The Manitoba RCMP credits the West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team with leading the investigation, and says officers from Ste. Rose du Lac and Portage la Prairie supported it.

The force says six people who were inside the home were arrested without incident. The seizure list in the release runs: two Glock handguns, one of them loaded; a loaded prohibited AR-style rifle; a sawed-off shotgun; prohibited magazines and ammunition; about five ounces of cocaine; unstamped tobacco; and $700 in cash. The force says a motorcycle reported stolen from Portage la Prairie was also found on the property. Four firearms is a tally of the items the release lists individually.

The Six Accused and the Charge List

The Manitoba RCMP names all six and says all six were charged: Hillary Desjarlais, 23, of Ebb and Flow First Nation; Dante Houle, 21, of Winnipeg; Joshua Houle, 23, of Dakota Tipi First Nation; Lyndon Houle, 19, of Ebb and Flow First Nation; Jayden Kakewash, 24, of Ebb and Flow First Nation; and Bradley Whitford, 42, of Ebb and Flow First Nation.

The release says all six have been charged with the following offences, in the force’s own wording.

Custody and Further Charges

The Manitoba RCMP says Joshua Houle was remanded into custody and that the others were released on undertakings. The release also says some of the suspects face further charges, ranging from weapons offences to failing to comply with release order conditions; it does not say which of the six those further charges belong to. The release gives no court date for any of the accused. It says the investigation is ongoing.

All six accused are presumed innocent, and none of the charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Manitoba RCMP, as published in its October 26 news release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.