A new General Investigations Section unit is being created for the Swan River Valley.
Manitoba Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced on Thursday that the province is providing nearly $265,000 towards the hiring of three officers for this pilot project.
The goal for the unit will be to crack down on drug trafficking and other serious crime in the Swan Valley, while also alleviating some of the strain experienced by the RCMP in that area.
The GIS program is a serious crimes investigative support unit that will assist with complex and multi-jurisdictional investigations while working with detachment members to identify crime trends.
The Town of Swan River, the municipalities of Swan Valley West and Minitonas-Bowsman, and the Rural Municipality of Mountain all signed a new five-year agreement to establish this GIS unit based out of Swan River.
