organized crime enforcement bureau Detachment
53 articles
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MORE THAN 1.5 KG OF DRUGS SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 7/6/2026 12:51pm
GTA Residents Charged (THUNDER BAY, ON) - Two Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents are facing charges following the seizure of more than 1.5 kg of illicit drugs in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In June 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBP...
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POLICE SEIZE DRUGS, INCLUDING 46 KG OF COCAINE, WITH A STREET VALUE OF $4.7 MILLION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/26/2026 1:26pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), in partnership with the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS), have seized 46 kg of suspected cocaine as part of a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking investigation. In March 2026, following information received from the Sûreté du Québec, the OPP PGNG initiated an investiga...
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DRUGS SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY, LONDON RESIDENT CHARGED
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/23/2026 9:26am
A London resident, as well as three other individuals from Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation, are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In May 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) including members from the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Servic...
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CONTRABAND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING FACILITY SHUT DOWN; MORE THAN 40,000 KG CONTRABAND TOBACCO SEIZED
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/17/2026 10:01am
Estimated Street Value more than $10 Million (SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ON) - More than 40,000 kg of contraband tobacco, a handgun and manufacturing equipment have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Contraband Tobacco Enforcement...
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POLICE LAY CHARGES, SEIZE FIREARMS AND DRUGS IN TIMMINS INVESTIGATION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/11/2026 11:16am
Multiple individuals, including two Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, are facing a combined 38 Criminal Code and Controlled drugs and Substances Act charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Timmins. In February 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Timmins Police Service initiated an i...
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OPP CHARGES MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS, SEIZES FIREARMS AND DRUGS IN THUNDER BAY INVESTIGATION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/26/2026 12:06pm
Multiple individuals, including two Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents and one Québec resident, are facing a combined 80 Criminal Code and Controlled drugs and Substances Act charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In early May 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including m...
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OPP DISMANTLE ILLEGAL ONLINE CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/26/2026 10:26am
Project DIAGONAL was initiated in 2024 and focused on an illegal online cannabis dispensary operating under the names "Harmonized Hemp" and "CannaTrust." Investigators determined the dispensary offered same-day delivery within the Niagara Region and shipped illegal cannabis products through courier services to other areas across Canada. On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and Wednesday, May 6, 2026, search...
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CORRECTION - OPP DISRUPT VEHICLE RE-VIN FRAUD NETWORK IN ONTARIO - Spelling of Accused Name Corrected
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/14/2026 2:16pm
CORRECTION - OPP DISRUPT VEHICLE RE-VIN FRAUD NETWORK IN ONTARIO Spelling of Accused Name Corrected (GREATER TORONTO AREA, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team has charged four individuals, including one employee of a privately-operated ServiceOntario centre, following an investigation into the resale of stolen, re‑VINned vehicles in...
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OPP DISRUPT VEHICLE RE-VIN FRAUD NETWORK IN ONTARIO
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/14/2026 7:41am
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team has charged four individuals, including one employee of a privately-operated ServiceOntario centre, following an investigation into the resale of stolen, re‑VINned vehicles in Ontario. Project TAILWIND was initiated in March 2026 relating to re-VINning and fraudulent registration o...
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CORRECTION - POLICE SEIZE $4.1 MILLION IN DRUGS AND DISMANTLE INTERPROVINCIAL DRUG-TRAFFICKING NETWORKS - Correction to combined number of offences
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/4/2026 12:57pm
POLICE SEIZE $4.1 MILLION IN drugs AND DISMANTLE INTERPROVINCIAL DRUG-TRAFFICKING NETWORKS (OTTAWA, ON) - Several independent drug-trafficking networks in eastern Ontario and Montréal, Québec, were dismantled following the seizure of illegal drugs and counterfeit prescription tablets with a combined street value of more than $4.1 million. In November 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police...
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POLICE SEIZE $4.1 MILLION IN DRUGS AND DISMANTLE INTERPROVINCIAL DRUG-TRAFFICKING NETWORKS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/4/2026 10:37am
Several independent drug-trafficking networks in eastern Ontario and Montréal, Québec, were dismantled following the seizure of illegal drugs and counterfeit prescription tablets with a combined street value of more than $4.1 million. In November 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), with support from the Provincial Operations Intel...
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TWO FIREARMS SEIZED IN OTTAWA
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 4/8/2026 12:46pm
An Ottawa resident is facing several Criminal Code (CC) charges following a firearms investigation. In February 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) initiated an intelligence-led firearms investigation relating to unauthorized possession of prohibited firearms. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, search warrants were executed b...
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TWO FIREARMS SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 3/20/2026 11:21am
A Thunder Bay resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In March 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS...
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SIX PEOPLE CHARGED AFTER TWO SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED IN FORT FRANCES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 3/10/2026 11:25am
A pair of search warrants executed in Fort Frances led to the arrest of six people with a quantity of drugs and cash seized. On March 03, 2026, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Kenora OPP CSCU, Dryden OPP CSCU, the Provincial Opera...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED AFTER SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED IN FORT FRANCES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 3/10/2026 10:00am
A drug trafficking investigation in Fort Frances has concluded with the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of over 622 grams of suspected cocaine, an estimated $21,500 in currency, and a quantity of other offence related property. On February 26, 2026, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the...
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$2.3 MILLION IN FENTANYL SEIZED IN INTERPROVINCIAL DRUG TRAFFICKING
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 3/4/2026 12:56pm
Canada-wide Warrant Issued (BRAMPTON, ON) - More than $2.3 million worth of suspected fentanyl, equal to approximately 180,000 potential lethal doses, was seized and four individuals were charged in connection with an interprovincial fentanyl trafficking network operating between Ontario and Alberta. In May 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Border Drug Interdiction Task Force (...
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FIREARM AND COCAINE SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 2/19/2026 1:06pm
An individual from Thunder Bay is facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation. In November 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), with assistance from the Thunder Bay Police Service, began an intelligence-led investigation into drug trafficking activity in Thunder Bay and surrounding communities. On Wednesday, Feb...
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-UPDATE #1- CONTRABAND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING FACILITY SHUT DOWN; MORE THAN 25,000 KG CONTRABAND TOBACCO SEIZED
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 2/12/2026 9:56am
-UPDATE #1- CONTRABAND TOBACCO MANUFACTURING FACILITY SHUT DOWN; MORE THAN 25,000 KG CONTRABAND TOBACCO SEIZED Charges Laid Against Eight Individuals (SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ON) - Police have laid charges following an investigation into a tobacco manufacturing facility operated by members of a non-Indigenous criminal network on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territor...
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GTA RESIDENT ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 2/11/2026 11:21am
A Toronto resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act Charges (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In January 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS),...
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POLICE SEIZE 31 CRIME GUNS WITH A U.S. ORIGIN AND 12.5 KG OF FENTANYL
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 1/29/2026 10:02am
A year-long London-based investigation into the alleged trafficking of illegal firearms, fentanyl and cocaine concluded with 214 charges laid against 11 individuals associated to multiple criminal networks. Investigators seized drugs with an estimated street value of more than $2 million. In the fall of 2024, the London Police Service (LPS) initiated an investigation into increa...
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OPP AND CBSA SEIZE 42 KG OF HEROIN ENTERING ONTARIO FROM UNITED STATES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 1/15/2026 11:26am
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 42 kg of suspected heroin from a tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry from Buffalo into Fort Erie. In December 2025, OPP members from the multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which includes the CBSA, initiated an intelligence-led i...
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GTA RESIDENT CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 12/30/2025 1:51pm
An individual from Scarborough is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In the fall of 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Thunder Bay Police...
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QUANTITIES OF COCAINE, CRACK COCAINE AND PSILOCYBIN SEIZED IN KENORA
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 12/30/2025 8:46am
A Manitoba resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Kenora. In December 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began a drug trafficking investigation in Kenora. With assistance from the Kenora OPP Community Street Crime Unit, Treaty Three...
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LOADED HANDGUN, COCAINE AND FENTANYL SEIZED ON FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 12/29/2025 11:16am
Four individuals are facing 45 Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation on Fort William First Nation, including two residents of the Greater Toronto Area. In the fall of 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), in cooperation with...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 12/23/2025 8:41am
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London, and an individual is facing charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Cannabis Act (CA). The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Anyone who wishes to enter these premises (including owners) must apply to the Superior Court of Jus...
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MAJOR AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATION TARGETS EXPORT ENABLERS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 12/17/2025 10:16am
Organized Crime and Money Laundering Charges Laid (MISSISSAUGA, ON) - Law enforcement has dismantled an auto theft criminal organization by focusing not only on vehicle theft, but also on the illegal exportation of stolen vehicles through freight forwarding companies. As part of Project CHICKADEE, 306 stolen vehicles destined for foreign markets such as the Middle East and West Africa have...
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-UPDATE #1- ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 11/17/2025 12:36pm
-UPDATE #1- ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY Additional Charges Laid and Illicit Cannabis Plants Seized (TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, ON) - An additional 46,700 illicit cannabis plants have been seized, and 53 charges were laid against 24 individuals following enforcement efforts on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory between Wednesday, October 1, 202...
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OPP AND WINDSOR POLICE SERVICE SEIZE 46 KG OF FENTANYL
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 11/12/2025 9:21am
Estimated Street Value = $6.5 Million (WINDSOR, ON) - A drug trafficking investigation in the City of Windsor has led to the largest fentanyl seizure ever made by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Forty-six kilograms of suspected fentanyl have been seized, and two individuals are facing numerous Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges. The initial in...
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OPP SEIZES ILLICIT CANNABIS VALUED AT MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 11/6/2025 9:01am
An investigation in Brighton has resulted in the arrest of five individuals and the seizure of 580 illicit cannabis plants and more than 1,100 pounds of dried illicit cannabis bud. Officers seized a total of 580 illicit cannabis plants and approximately 1,100 pounds of dried illicit cannabis bud. The combined value of the illegal cannabis is estimated at more than $1.6 million...
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AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/24/2025 12:31pm
An individual is facing charges following the execution of four search warrants in the Greater Toronto Area. In late 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team began an investigation into individuals allegedly involved in auto theft and the export of stolen vehicles. On Thursday, October 16, 2025, four search warran...
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72 ILLEGAL HANDGUNS SEIZED THROUGH JOINT-FORCES OPERATION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/16/2025 11:11am
Two individuals from Brampton are facing Criminal Code (CC) charges related to weapons trafficking after an eight-month investigation. In February 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Border Drug Interdiction Task Force (BDIT) began an intelligence-led investigation into alleged cocaine trafficking. On Thursday, September 11, 2025, investigators identified a...
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MORE THAN 1 KG OF COCAINE SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/7/2025 10:46am
One individual from Hamilton is facing several charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In September 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began an intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of d...
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ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/3/2025 2:41pm
More than 72,000 illicit cannabis plants with a value of more than $122 million and three firearms have been seized following an investigation into an organized criminal network allegedly operating illicit cannabis production sites on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. A total of 10 individuals, including six non-community members, were arrested and charged under t...
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MORE THAN 10 KG OF COCAINE AND A FIREARM SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/1/2025 12:26pm
Two individuals are facing several firearms and drug-related charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In July 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began an investigation into a drug trafficking network allegedly supplying cocaine and other controlled substances in the Thunder Bay area and surrounding c...
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-UPDATE #1- OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 10/1/2025 9:41am
-UPDATE #1- OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY Illegal Dispensary Shut Down After Resuming Operations (LONDON, ON) - An illegal dispensary that reopened after being held under Interim Closure Orders per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA) has been shut down in London. Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to ente...
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INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOR CHARGES RELATED TO TRAFFICKING FIREARMS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 9/26/2025 7:51am
An individual is facing 27 firearms-related Criminal Code (CC) charges following an investigation into the trafficking of firearms and prohibited devices. In May 2025, members assigned to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) initiated an intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of firearms and prohibited devices i...
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MORE THAN ONE KILOGRAM OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER DRUGS SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 9/8/2025 2:46pm
One individual from British Columbia is facing several charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In May 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau (POIB) began an i...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 9/8/2025 2:01pm
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London and an individual is facing charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Cannabis Act (CA). The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to enter these premises may apply t...
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INTERPROVINCIAL INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF $8 MILLION IN ILLICIT CANNABIS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/29/2025 10:31am
An eight-month illicit cannabis investigation leads to charges against five individuals and the seizure of $8 million in illicit cannabis, including dried cannabis, cannabis plants, edibles and vapes, as well as contraband tobacco. Investigators seized the following items with approximate quantities, valued at more than $8 million: - 753 lbs of dried illicit cannabi...
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RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLES LEAD TO CHARGES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/26/2025 12:16pm
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) flagged several shipping containers for inspection as part of the ongoing Project VECTOR initiative - a collaboration between the OPP, CBSA, Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) and Équité Association to search sea containers suspected of containing stolen vehicles. A search of the containers by t...
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POLICE SEIZE SIX IMITATION FIREARMS AND DRUGS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/12/2025 2:26pm
Two individuals are facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay and on Fort William First Nation. In June 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and...
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OPP SEIZES ILLEGAL CANNABIS VALUED AT MORE THAN $55 MILLION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/7/2025 10:57am
A Cannabis Act (CA) investigation in Haldimand County has resulted in the arrest of 16 individuals and the seizure of illegal cannabis valued at more than $55 million. The OPP-led Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit was engaged in the investigation and seized several assets that were deemed to be offence-related property, including grow lights, machinery and other cannabis processi...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/6/2025 9:42am
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London, and police have laid Criminal Code (CC) and Cannabis Act (CA) charges against one individual. The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to enter these premises may appl...
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COCAINE AND OTHER DRUGS, BODY ARMOUR AND VEHICLES SEIZED - Multiple Search Warrants Executed, Five People Arrested
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 8/1/2025 2:50pm
COCAINE AND OTHER drugs, BODY ARMOUR AND VEHICLES SEIZED Multiple Search Warrants Executed, Five People Arrested (EASTERN ONTARIO) - Five people face drug trafficking charges after the seizure of illegal drugs and vehicles in several communities along the St. Lawrence River. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began an investigatio...
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LOADED FIREARM AND DRUGS SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 7/31/2025 11:26am
Four individuals are facing several firearms and drug-related charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In April of 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began an investigation into a drug trafficking network allegedly supplying methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl to the Thunder Bay area and surroundin...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF 5 KG OF COCAINE
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 7/4/2025 7:26am
One individual has been charged after an intelligence-led drug trafficking investigation results in the seizure of approximately five kilograms of suspected cocaine in Essex County. In April 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began a drug trafficking investigation in collaboration with OPP members assigned to the Border Enforceme...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE ARRESTS - Quinte Area Investigation Results In Search Warrant And Arrests In Whitby
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/25/2025 11:05am
DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE ARRESTS Quinte Area Investigation Results In Search Warrant And Arrests In Whitby (WHITBY, ON) - An investigation, which began earlier this year into drug trafficking in the Quinte area, has led to arrests in Whitby. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, Belleville Pol...
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OPP SEIZES MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN ILLEGAL CANNABIS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/19/2025 9:31am
More than $4 million in illegal cannabis plants, clones and processed cannabis bud seized and three people charged following a Cannabis Act (CA) investigation. Investigators located and seized approximately 3,750 illegal cannabis plants, 12,500 cannabis clones, as well as approximately 430 pounds of dried, processed cannabis. As a result of the investigation, three individu...
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MORE THAN 7 KG OF FENTANYL, 12 KG OF COCAINE AND 4 FIREARMS SEIZED IN SUDBURY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/17/2025 10:02am
Twenty-five individuals, many from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), are facing a combined 197 charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act following a 16-month investigation. In January 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU...
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OPP SEIZE 38 KG OF FENTANYL – THE LARGEST OPP SEIZURE TO DATE
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/10/2025 10:33am
OPP SEIZE 38 KG OF FENTANYL - THE LARGEST OPP SEIZURE TO DATE (HAMILTON, ON) - An 11-month investigation into a drug trafficking network based in southwestern Ontario has resulted in the seizure of an alarming quantity of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. A total of 15 individuals are facing 140 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA...
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POLICE DISMANTLE DARK WEB DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION SHIPPING ILLEGAL DRUGS ACROSS CANADA
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/10/2025 10:31am
Project BIONIC has resulted in the seizure of more than 27 kilograms and 64,000 tablets of 37 different illegal drugs and prescription medications, including fentanyl, hydromorphone, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA, destined to be shipped across Canada through various courier services and Canada Post. In November 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Covert Internet Intel...
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MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN CONTRABAND TOBACCO SEIZED; CHARGES LAID
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 6/6/2025 11:06am
A 16-month contraband tobacco investigation has resulted in Criminal Code (CC) charges against five individuals from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In January 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team (CTET) began this intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of contraband tobacco, including shisha tobacco and...
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MORE THAN 7 KG OF COCAINE, 1 KG OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND A LOADED FIREARM SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau 5/29/2025 5:12pm
Four Thunder Bay residents and one individual from Ajax are facing a combined 35 charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act after a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay and the surrounding communities. In late 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the OPP Provincial Operatio...