A man who tried to hide from police on a roof is back on the ground and facing charges after a drug raid in the Central Park neighbourhood Sunday night.
Officers were raiding a suite in an apartment block in the 300 block of Qu-Appelle Avenue when police say their suspect took off and hid on the roof.
Despite the effort to escape, police say man was quickly taken into custody.
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Police seized just over 4.5 grams of both powder cocaine and crack cocaine, $690 in cash, a loaded .22 calibre handgun, as well as cellphones, a scale and drug packaging materials.
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Abdelgadr Said Omer, 30, of Winnipeg, is facing a list of drug and gun charges.
He has been detained in custody.
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