CHANDIGARH, NOV 12: Canadian law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major interprovincial drug trafficking network and arrested nine men of Punjab origin following a multi-agency investigation into the supply of narcotics across Manitoba.
The arrests were executed under Project Pink Panther, an operation initiated by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Organised Crime Unit in December 2025 with funding from Manitoba Justice. The probe targeted an organised syndicate suspected of moving cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, and prescription opioids into Manitoba from Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.
According to investigators, the syndicate utilized passenger vehicles, commercial airlines, postal shipments, and courier services to transport the consignments into Winnipeg, storing them at designated properties prior to distribution.
On August 26, 2026, WPS investigators, working alongside the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Peel Regional Police, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), carried out coordinated searches across multiple locations in Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area.
The raids resulted in the seizure of roughly 29 kg of methamphetamine, 3 kg of ketamine, 1,800 LSD tabs, and 31 grams of heroin, carrying an estimated street value of $970,000. Authorities also confiscated approximately $126,000 in Canadian currency, six firearms, over 800 rounds of ammunition, a conducted energy weapon, and four vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz GLC300, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Cruze, and Cadillac CTS.
Of the nine individuals taken into custody, six reside in Winnipeg and have been identified as Tarundev Singh, Devinder Singh, Amandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh Dutta, Karanvir Singh, and Maganpreet Boparai. The remaining three accused, arrested in Ontario, were identified as Tarnvir Sandhu, Karan Joshi, and Manjinder Singh Sagoo.
