By Steve Lambert Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew was applauded by municipal leaders Tuesday as he promised a crackdown on the distribution of methamphetamines, although details of the plan have yet to be revealed. Kinew told the Association of Manitoba Municipalities that his idea, alluded to in last week’s throne speech, will see a body set up to help co-ordinate drug enforcement among all police agencies in the province. “When we have other parts of the world sending new, higher-octane meth that is taking advantage of our vulnerable people here in Manitoba, we’ve got to push back,” Kinew told the convention. “And so we’re taking action. A meth task force — Winnipeg Police Service, RCMP, all the law enforcement agencies including First Nations, working together to bring the hammer down on…
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