Virden and Melita RCMP, RCMP National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST), and Winnipeg Police Service conducted a joint investigation into unlawful possession of firearms.
On April 18, 2020, at approximately 11:25 am, with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, a search warrant was executed at a property located in the RM of Brenda-Waskada, just outside Melita.
Officers searched the residence and seized over 30 prohibited, restricted and non-restricted firearms, ammunition and a small quantity of cocaine.
Regan Breemersch, 26, from the RM of Brenda-Waskada, has been charged with;
- Possession of a loaded Restricted/Prohibited Firearm x 3
- Weapons Possession Contrary to Order x3
- Possession of a Firearm when knowing Possession is Unauthorized x5
- Possession of a Firearm with a Tampered Serial Number x 3
- Unsafe Storage of Firearms x2
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Possession of Cocaine
RCMP continue to investigate