On May 2, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, Cross Lake RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck within the community.

Officers approached the vehicle, with two male occupants, and spoke with the driver. In speaking with him, officers noted an odour of cannabis within the vehicle as well as other drug-related paraphernalia.

The 21-year-old driver and 37-year-old passenger, both from Winnipeg, were placed under arrest.

A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of approximately 400 grams of a substance believed to be cocaine, over 10,000 illegal cigarettes, a small quantity of cash and other drug-related paraphernalia.

Chukwuemeka Mwannemelu, 21, and Colin Saunders, 37, were remanded into custody on charges of  Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possess 25 or more units of unmarked Tobacco under the Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act (TAMTA).

Cross Lake RCMP continue to investigate.