On March 30, 2025, at approximately 6:49 p.m., officers from the Winnipeg Police Service working Special Duty at a grocery store in the 2100 block of McPhillips Street encountered an adult male they believed to be a suspect in an unrelated firearm incident.
Officers arrested the suspect without incident. During his arrest, officers located the following:
- 9mm Glock handgun (loaded)
- 9mm high capacity magazine
- Approximately 4.42 grams of Cocaine (estimated street value $353)
- Approximately 260 Hydromorphone pills (estimated Street Value $5,200)
- Approximately $407 Canadian currency
- Cell Phone
Brenden Carl PACKULAK, 28 yrs of Winnipeg has been charged with the following:
- Carrying Concealed Weapon Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – COCAINE
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Hydromorphone
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
He was detained in custody.