During the first week of June 2024 Brandon Police Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Winnipeg Police Service Counter Exploitation Units united and entered into a Joint Forces Operation regarding sexual exploitation in the City of Brandon. The investigation was named Project Blockade.
The investigation focused on street level as well as online sexual exploitation.
Over the course of this two day operation, Police arrested 21 adult males for Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration, or communicating in any place for that purpose. These arrests took place on the streets in the downtown area and in local hotels within the City Of Brandon.
As a result of 9 of these arrests, vehicles were seized under section 242.2(3) of the HTA (Prostitution related impoundment of a motor vehicle).
All of the accused were released by way of Undertaking as mandated by the Criminal Code.
