UPDATE: On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at approximately 6:55 p.m., officers responded to the area of 7th Street South and Peters Avenue after receiving a report of a male being robbed by another male who had been armed with a weapon.

Police learned from the victim that the male suspect had stolen a quantity of cash while threatening him with a can of bear spray.

Officers began searching the area and the suspect was located minutes later on 7th Street, north of Pembina Avenue, where he was taken into custody without incident.

The suspect, a 17-year-old male from Winkler, is facing a charge of Robbery and was released on a Promise to Appear in Morden Provincial Court. His name will not be released due to his age.

The suspect and the victim were known to each other and police believe this incident to be related to the local drug trade.