POLICE LINK LATEST SLAYING TO DRUG TRADE

Two Men Charged With Murder

City police believe the use and sale of crystal methamphetamine, an
increasingly popular street drug, may be behind the slaying of a
20-year-old St. Vital man last month.

Police sources believe the victim, Trevor Wiebe, and the two men accused of
killing him may have been linked to the street trade of crystal
methamphetamine, an artificial stimulant also known as jib, crank, meth,
crystal, ice and speed.

"Everyone knew one another because of it," a police source said,

Crystal methamphetamine is commonly used in the club and rave scene for the
high-energy rush it produces. It can be snorted or smoked.

Last year, police seized $9,050 worth of crystal methamphetamine.

Police won't comment on why Wiebe was killed. He had a minor criminal
record for possession of a small amount of LSD. Police also won't comment
on where he was killed. His body was uncovered Saturday morning on the side
of a farm access road to a wide-open field north east of St. Agathe off
P.R. 200. It's not known whether he was killed somewhere else and then
dumped there.

Police forensic experts were at the scene yesterday, with a tent over the
body. Police have to thaw the ground before being able to remove Wiebe's
body and take it to hospital for an autopsy.

Anthony Wade Pulsifer, 21, and Chad Evan Handsor, 19, are to appear in
court Thursday, charged with first-degree murder.

Wiebe had a dream of becoming an underwater welder, doing work on boats or
oil rigs far from his Winnipeg home, his uncle, Cam Malcolmson, recalled
yesterday. He said his nephew had already been certified as a scuba diver
and was enrolled at Winnipeg Technical College learning how to become a welder.

"He first learned about scuba diving when he went on a family holiday to
Hawaii," Malcolmson said.

Malcolmson said his 20-year-old nephew was known as "TJ" to almost everyone
he knew, and that his family is taking his death hard. "We lost a real nice
kid in the family," he said.

Wiebe had grown up in St. Vital and attended French immersion classes at
Ecole St. Germain and College Jeanne Sauve.

However, to qualify for welding courses, Wiebe had to transfer to Glenlawn
Collegiate, where he graduated almost two years ago. A school spokesman
said Wiebe had an unblemished school record.

When he wasn't in classes, Wiebe was often at the family cabin in Nopiming
Provincial Park where he snowmobiled in the winter and swam in the summer.

"He was also good with his hands," Malcolmson, a retired city police
officer, said. "He was pretty good with the maintenance and the wiring that
was needed."

What Wiebe's family is having trouble with is how and why he fell into drug
use.

He had gotten into a car accident last fall and police at the scene found
him to be in possession of LSD and Tylenol 3. He subsequently pleaded
guilty to the LSD charge and was fined $300.