The Manitoba government is launching a new Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Task Force aimed at cracking down on meth, fentanyl, cocaine and other illicit drugs across the province.
Justice Minister Matt Wiebe says Manitobans have made it clear the meth crisis needs to end, and the new task force will strengthen law enforcement’s ability to target those responsible.
The group will include senior leadership from Manitoba Justice, the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, Winnipeg and Brandon police, Manitoba First Nations Police Service, and several municipal police services.
Canada’s fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau will advise the task force as it works to disrupt supply chains and coordinate a province-wide enforcement strategy focused on organized crime.
