Trans-Canada Highway arrest – police seize heroin and opium: C26-280654

Released: November 4, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

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On November 3, 2026, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) requested the assistance of the Winnipeg Police Service regarding a suspicious vehicle travelling westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway.  

WPS members observed the vehicle travelling along the Trans-Canada into Winnipeg and conducted a traffic stop. Indicators of interprovincial drug trafficking were present and police entered into a drug investigation.

A search of the vehicle revealed:

  • 535 grams of heroin concealed within the vehicle (valued at approximately $50,000)
  • 17.5 grams of opium (valued at $700)

The driver, the lone occupant was a 24-year-old man from Selkirk, Manitoba. He was arrested and is facing the following charges:

  • Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Heroin
  • Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opium

He remains in police custody at this time.

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