The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested 15 people in southern Manitoba following a lengthy investigation into firearms and narcotics trafficking [1, 2].
The operation, known as Project Dolor, represents a significant effort to disrupt organized crime networks operating across multiple communities in the region.
Investigators spent 19 months tracking the suspects before concluding the operation [2]. The coordinated effort resulted in the seizure of a large cache of weapons and illegal drugs [1, 2].
According to reports, officers recovered nearly 60 guns [2]. Other records from the same source describe the haul as nearly five dozen guns [2].
Police also seized a significant quantity of cocaine. Reports on the total weight vary, with figures cited between eight kilograms [2] and 10 kilograms [2].
The RCMP conducted the operation across various locations in southern Manitoba [2]. The agency said it has not released the names of the 15 individuals currently in custody [2].
“The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested 15 people in southern Manitoba”
The scale of the seizures in Project Dolor indicates a high volume of illicit weaponry and narcotics flowing into southern Manitoba. The 19-month duration of the investigation suggests the RCMP prioritized mapping the network's hierarchy over immediate arrests to maximize the impact of the final takedown.
