Winnipeg police say a months-long investigation dubbed Project Pink Panther netted nine arrests in Manitoba and Ontario.[1] The investigation, dubbed Project Pink Panther, began in December 2025.[1] Officers executed several search warrants in Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area on Aug. 26.[1] Six people, including a father and son, were arrested in Winnipeg and charged with drug-trafficking and firearms offences.[1] Three people arrested in Ontario were charged with drug trafficking.[1]
Officers seized around 207 cannabis edible packages along with MDMA, LSD tablets and heroin.[2] Police put the street value of those MDMA, LSD, heroin and cannabis-edible goods combined at an estimated $19,000.[2] Police also recovered 12 kilograms of cocaine plus prescription opioids and other pills as part of the same bust.[1] Police also seized $126,000 in Canadian cash, rifles and shotguns with 800 rounds of ammunition, and four vehicles.[1]
Investigators said cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine and prescription opioids were sourced in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta and moved to Winnipeg by vehicles, courier services, commercial airlines and mail.[1] Three properties, one each in Toronto, Brampton and Alliston, were searched in Ontario.[1] The Winnipeg police, Ontario Provincial Police, Peel Regional Police, the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency were all involved in the investigation.[1]
