As of June 25, 2018, Lac du Bonnet and Powerview RCMP have arrested and charged four people in relation to a drug trafficking ring in the province.
In November 2017, the RCMP began investigating a network distributing cocaine and methamphetamines in Winnipeg, the Rural Municipality of Lac Du Bonnet, Fort Alexander, and Sagkeeng First Nations area. The investigation determined there were four people planning and organizing drug trafficking in the area through various modes of communication.
RCMP have laid charges to 35-year-old Jason Letander of Fort Alexander, 42-year-old Jacqueline Courchene of Fort Alexander, 35-year-old Kristen Dub of Powerview and 37-year-old Amanda McKay of Winnipeg. All are facing numerous drug trafficking-related charges.
The investigation into this drug trafficking ring is ongoing.
