Winnipeg Police Charge a 27-Year-Old Man With Three Counts by a Tally of the Listed Charges, Including Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine, After an East District Community Support Unit Vehicle Stop on Rougeau Avenue and a Search Warrant at a Residence in the 300 Block of the Same Street Produced Cocaine, About $81,600 in Canadian Currency and an Electronic Money Counter (October 27, 2026)

A 27-year-old man is charged with three counts, by a tally of the charges the Winnipeg Police Service lists, after officers stopped a vehicle on Rougeau Avenue and searched a residence in the 300 block of the same street. The force says its East District Community Support Unit began investigating suspected drug activity in the Mission Gardens neighbourhood in September 2026, and that just after 11:30 a.m. on October 26 unit members stopped a suspect vehicle travelling westbound on Rougeau Avenue; the vehicle’s two occupants were arrested. Police say 2.16 ounces of cocaine came from the vehicle and its occupants, and that the search of the residence produced a further 4.8 ounces of cocaine, about $81,600 in Canadian currency, an electronic money counter, a large scale, and packaging and other drug paraphernalia. The release does not name either person arrested.

Legal status: Charged, and released on an Undertaking. The three counts have not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.

The Vehicle Stop and the Search Warrant

The Winnipeg Police Service says the file began in September 2026, when its East District Community Support Unit opened an investigation into suspected drug activity in the Mission Gardens neighbourhood. The force dates the stop to October 26, 2026, saying that just after 11:30 a.m. members of the unit stopped a suspect vehicle westbound on Rougeau Avenue; the vehicle’s two occupants were arrested.

Police say a warrant was executed at a residence in the 300 block of Rougeau Avenue. The release says the Tactical Support Team, the Guns, Gangs, and Drug Enforcement Unit and the Organized Crime Unit assisted with that search. It does not give a date for the warrant.

What Police Say Was Seized

From the vehicle and its occupants, the force says officers seized 2.16 ounces of cocaine, which it puts at an estimated street value of $4,300. From the residence, police say they seized 4.8 ounces of cocaine, at an estimated street value of $9,600, along with about $81,600 in Canadian currency, an electronic money counter, a large scale, and packaging and other drug paraphernalia. Both dollar figures attached to the drugs are the force’s own estimates.

The Charges and the 53-Year-Old Woman Released Without Charges

The Winnipeg Police Service lists three charges against the 27-year-old man: possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine; traffic in scheduled substance; and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000. The count of three is a tally of the charges the release sets out. Police say he was released on an Undertaking.

The release also says a 53-year-old woman was released from custody with no charges.

The 27-year-old man is presumed innocent, and none of the three charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Winnipeg Police Service, as published in release R26-62822. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.