The Winnipeg police conducted a significant investigation, named Project Lowkey, into an extensive interprovincial drug trafficking network transporting drugs and firearms from Toronto to Manitoba. This multi-agency effort, involving local and provincial police, led to several arrests and revealed the traffickers' use of advanced methods to conceal their contraband. Routes and methods included rail services, commercial air travel, and hidden compartments in vehicles. The network's fraudulent activities included using false identification to evade law enforcement and establish banking accounts. Police confirmed ongoing efforts to address drug distribution within northern communities in Manitoba.
"The traffickers used sophisticated methods to conceal drugs in luggage that were able to fool airport scanners. The commercial airlines they used will not be charged for failing to detect the drugs."
"They also used fraudulent identification such as drivers licences for multiple provinces and social insurance numbers to travel on commercial airlines and railways."
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