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10-day crackdown targets open drug use but not about 'criminalizing addiction': Winnipeg police

June 26, 2026

Winnipeg police say they have had more than 100 "interactions" and made two dozen arrests since the service ramped up patrolling in areas of the city affected by open drug use and trafficking earlier this week.



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