{"id":23631,"date":"2026-05-25T06:53:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=23631"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:43:56","slug":"33-arrested-in-37m-drug-bust-in-winnipeg-525kg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gangsterismout.com\/?p=23631","title":{"rendered":"33 arrested in $37m drug bust in Winnipeg &#8211; 525kg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>33 people have been busted for a combined 174 criminal offences related to drug trafficking, proceeds of crime and conspiracy, and more than $37.2m worth of cocaine, meth and fentanyl was seized in what Winnipeg police are calling the largest drug bust in Manitoba history.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/e259a05b-0ea3-4d0b-81bb-5b50e60c715c,1779293344134\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D1083\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In total, more than 525kg of drugs were seized, with the majority confiscated in Winnipeg. Haul was 339 kg of meth, 175 kg of cocaine and 11.25 kg of fentanyl. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7b2604ed-a53a-4642-beb3-a3ab723aca3c,1779306037707\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4853%2C2729%29%3BResize%3D1179\" width=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nAmong those arrested are upper echelon of organized crime in Canada, including the Hells Angels, Wolfpack Alliance and Mexican cartel. Cops seized 14 guns, $825,000 in cash and 1.35 million illegal cigarettes.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNAMKk__or4?si=n9lLaHc-211ZxgUw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Barnecki, 45, had been known to police for at least 20 years, dating back to a 2008 conviction for drug trafficking.  Barnecki&#8217;s past includes a 2012 arrest and 6\u00bd year sentence for a trafficking investigation, dubbed Project Flatlined, which involved the Hells Angels and Redline Support Crew. Barnecki, who was 31 at the time, was a Redline associate and &#8216;street boss.&#8217; He was convicted again in 2019 for trafficking and weapons offences and sentenced to five years. He was arrested on Jan. 8, 2025, after police went into his stash suite and found two kilos of cocaine, four handguns and ammunition. Barnecki pleaded guilty in November and was sentenced to 10 years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/702591316_1390962019724978_4358568063193354985_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_tt6&#038;_nc_cat=105&#038;ccb=1-7&#038;_nc_sid=127cfc&#038;_nc_ohc=c6Je_RaEPloQ7kNvwF0bayl&#038;_nc_oc=AdruYmbFV5lr2Jstwchu2fF7_LUxqAlUb7YgX2ClL7PbPDIm8FJk-DB-M-HyrgJUlOQ&#038;_nc_zt=23&#038;_nc_ht=scontent.fyto1-1.fna&#038;_nc_gid=P254P-idfAidHNNE46Olwg&#038;_nc_ss=7b289&#038;oh=00_Af4EUViRUZXok1Lab8_8ZuY8nPA97Zj4LIKxvPNMFsYa9Q&#038;oe=6A19F5D2\" width=\"304\" \/><br \/>\nUniversity student Tongun Tongun became a cop target. They put tracking devices on his Chevrolet Cruise and tapped his cellphone. They monitored his movement between stash houses.  The next day, cops busted Tongun and a co-accused. Tongun\u2019s vehicle contained 50 kg of cocaine. Tongun bought eight years. <\/p>\n<p>Bahadur Bobir, 30.<br \/>\nZubair Mohammad-Zarif, 34.<br \/>\nSamantha Graham, 28.<br \/>\nChristopher Rundle, 44.<br \/>\nTyren  Petiquan-Landon, 19.<br \/>\nRonald Zastre, 33.<br \/>\nTiffany Church, 34. ..<br \/>\nMatthew Haiko, 46.<br \/>\nTongun Tongun, 24.<br \/>\nHothaifa Hassan, 24.<br \/>\nGeorge McFarlane, 50.<br \/>\nClinton Netemegesic, 36.<br \/>\nAddison Perry, 29.<br \/>\nDaniel Finkbeiner, 38.<br \/>\nSavannah McDougall, 24.<br \/>\nThomas Barnecki, 45.<br \/>\nCory Kozmenski, 48.<br \/>\nCarol Dignard, 63.<br \/>\nNorman Leduc, 60.<br \/>\nConnor Abraham, 21.<br \/>\nMohammed Makhlouf, 23.<br \/>\nGage Hale, 31.<br \/>\nSeth Driedger, 24.<br \/>\nShelby Hershfeldt, 39.<br \/>\nKaleigh Lajoie, 22.<br \/>\nRichard Barnecki, 43 of Ile Des Chenes, MB.<br \/>\nGary Benjamin Thompson, 45 of Morris, MB.<br \/>\nBrayden Lindsay, 27 of Brandon, MB.<br \/>\nMerrick Wieler, 35 of Winkler, MB.<br \/>\nChelsea Mageau, 35 of Edmonton, AB.<br \/>\nWilliam Meredith, 25 of Kenora, ONT.<br \/>\nVatana Chao, 35 of Brantford, ONT.<br \/>\nPreaktra Chao, 33 of Brantford, ONT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>33 people have been busted for a combined 174 criminal offences related to drug trafficking, proceeds of crime and conspiracy, and more than $37.2m worth of cocaine, meth and fentanyl was seized in what Winnipeg police are calling the largest drug bust in Manitoba history. 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