10-day crackdown targeting open drug use not about 'criminalizing addiction': Winnipeg police
26-06-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca

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

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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