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COLLABORATIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OPERATION TARGETS DANGEROUS DRIVING IN OTTAWA
Ottawa 7/20/2026 2:45pm
A collaborative traffic enforcement operation involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ottawa Police Service (OPS) resulted in dozens of charges being laid over the weekend as officers targeted dangerous driving behaviours on Ottawa-area roadways. The two-day initiative took place during the evening hours of Friday, July 17, 2026, and Saturday, July 18, 2026, and involv...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID FOLLOWING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN KENORA
Kenora 7/10/2026 7:35pm
Members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora OPP detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kenora have arrested three individuals following an aggravated assault which resulted in drug trafficking charges, and the seizure of controlled drug substances, Canadian currency and weapons. On th...
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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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FORT FRANCES SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED
Rainy River District 6/18/2026 4:05pm
Three people were arrested and charged criminally after police executed a search warrant in Fort Frances. On June 17, 2026, members of the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) assisted by the Dryden OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), North West Region Emergency Respons...
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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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SEARCH WARRANT IN IGNACE RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES
Dryden 6/12/2026 10:45am
An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from Sioux Lookout OPP CSCU, Red Lake OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), North West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and members from both the Dryden and Ignace OPP Detachments have led to charges being laid against two Ignac...
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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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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Kenora 6/4/2026 9:55pm
A Kenora resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Kenora. In the spring of 2026, members of the Kenora OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) commenced a drug trafficking investigation in the city of Ken...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Kenora 6/4/2026 9:50pm
Three individuals are facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Kenora. In the spring of 2026, members of the Kenora OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) commenced a drug trafficking investigation in the city of Ke...
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CHARGES LAID AFTER DRUG TRAFFICKING SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED
Rainy River District 6/4/2026 5:00pm
Four people were charged criminally after police executed a drug search warrant in Couchiching First Nation. On June 2, 2026, members of the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Treaty Three Police Service, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), OPP Canine Unit, and the O...
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THIRTEEN ARRESTED IN EASTERN ONTARIO DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Bancroft 5/29/2026 2:30pm
A coordinated multi-unit drug trafficking investigation has led to 13 individuals facing 74 charges after significant quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine were seized across eastern Ontario. In February 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began an intelligence-led investigation into suspecte...
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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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YOUTH ARRESTED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Rainy River District 5/26/2026 11:45am
A joint drug trafficking investigation resulted in an arrest and charges for a young offender from Southern Ontario. On May 21, 2026, the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) working with the Treaty Three Police Service, the OPP North West Region Intelligence Unit, and the Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcem...
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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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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Thunder Bay 5/22/2026 9:20am
A drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Manitouwadge has concluded resulting in two individuals facing drug trafficking and weapons charges and illicit substances being removed from our streets. On Thursday, May 21, 2026, members of the Manitouwadge Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Manitouwadge, with assistance of CSCU...
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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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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN FORT FRANCES
Rainy River District 5/11/2026 5:20pm
Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with drug and weapons related offences. On Thursday, May 7th, 2026, members of the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora CSCU, Dryden CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Northwest R...
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-Update #1- KIRKLAND LAKE OPP LAYS ATTEMPT MURDER CHARGE- Additional Charges, Resources and Updated Court Date
Kirkland Lake 5/7/2026 4:45pm
-UPDATE #1- KIRKLAND LAKE OPP LAYS ATTEMPT MURDER CHARGE Additional Charges, Resources and Updated Court Date (KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) - The Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged three people with attempt murder following a firearm-related incident in Kirkland Lake. On Saturday, May 2, 2026, at approximately 2:15 pm, members of the Kirkland L...
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PROJECT CAMPUS LEADS TO $175,000 DRUG SEIZURE IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 5/6/2026 4:25pm
On April 30, 2026, shortly after midnight, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by the Dryden CSCU, Thunder Bay CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Thunder Bay OCEB, Treaty Three Police Service, and the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), conducted a traff...
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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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OVER $67,000 WORTH OF DRUGS SEIZED IN KENORA
Kenora 4/30/2026 10:15pm
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kenora have arrested two individuals which resulted in drug trafficking charges, and the seizure of controlled drug substances, Canadian currency and weapons. On April 30th, 2026, members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora OPP detachment arr...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Greenstone 4/23/2026 2:35pm
Three individuals are facing drug trafficking and weapons charges following an investigation in the municipality of Greenstone. A joint investigation conducted by the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Nishnabe Aski Police Service (NAPS) Drug Enforcement Unit has resulted in the execution of two search warrants in relation t...
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FOUR INDIVIDUALS CHARGED FOLLOWING SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTION
Kenora 4/23/2026 4:00pm
Four individuals are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation led by the Kenora detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). In April 2026, officers from the OPP Kenora Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began investigating a residence in Kenora which was suspected of being involved in drug-related activities. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at approximatel...
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VEHICLE STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 4/13/2026 5:35pm
On April 8, 2026, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with members of the Dryden CSCU, and the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Sioux Lookout. Officers developed grounds to search the vehicle, resulting in...
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THREE INDIVIDUALS FACING TRAFFICKING CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Dryden 4/8/2026 11:50am
An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Red Lake OPP CSCU, Sioux Lookout OPP CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Treaty Three Police Service, and members from the Dryden OPP Detachment has resulted in charges being laid agains...
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THREE PEOPLE CHARGED FOLLOWING DRUG WARRANT
Almaguin Highlands 4/2/2026 1:25pm
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), including the Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), have charged three individuals following the execution of a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in Burk's Falls. On March 31, 2026, at approximately 3:30 pm, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on M...
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WARRANT EXECUTION LEADS TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS
Rainy River District 3/30/2026 12:45pm
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three locals with drug trafficking and multiple other offences. On Friday, March 27, 2026 Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the Dryden OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau...
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NORTH YORK RESIDENT FACING CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP AND SEARCH WARRANT IN THE CITY OF DRYDEN
Dryden 3/25/2026 10:45pm
An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Red Lake OPP CSCU, Sioux Lookout OPP CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), and members from the Dryden OPP Detachment has led to charges being laid against a male from North York. On M...
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SEARCH WARRANT IN SIOUX LOOKOUT LEADS TO LARGE DRUG SEIZURE
Sioux Lookout 3/12/2026 1:50pm
A drug trafficking investigation in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout has concluded with four individuals facing drug trafficking charges and illicit substances being removed from our streets. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the Dryden OPP CSCU, Red Lake OPP...
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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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CALEDON COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LAY NUMEROUS CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Caledon 3/6/2026 9:35am
Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against three individuals following a recent warrant execution. In February 2026, the Caledon CSCU entered into a drug trafficking investigation. With the assistance of the Caledon Major Crime Unit (MCU), OPP Central Region Organized Cr...
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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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CHARGES LAID IN RELATION TO DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH
Criminal Investigation Branch 3/2/2026 1:30pm
An Ottawa resident has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a drug overdose death northwest of Ingleside. On Friday, October 28, 2022, officers with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Neville Road in South Stormont Township. A 20-year-old woman was found unresponsive at the residence and was pronou...
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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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DRUGS SEIZED FOLLOWING A SEARCH WARRANT IN KENORA
Kenora 2/14/2026 1:25am
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kenora have arrested two individuals which resulted in drug trafficking charges, and the seizure of controlled drug substances, Canadian currency and two conducted energy weapons. On February 12th, 2026, members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Kenora OPP detachment, Organized Crime Enforcement...
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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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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN FORT FRANCES
Rainy River District 2/9/2026 1:00pm
Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Treaty Three Police Service have arrested and charged three individuals with drug related offences. On February 3rd, 2026, members of the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Treaty Three...
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TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED FOLLOWING DRUG WARRANT AT RESIDENCE IN WIKWEMIKONG
Manitoulin 2/4/2026 9:05am
Two people are facing drug related charges after a warrant was executed at a residence in Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. In January 2026, the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) initiated an investigation after receiving information regarding suspected drug trafficking at a residence in Wikwemikong First Nation. On January 22, 2026, OPP CSCU executed a search warra...
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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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SEARCH WARRANTS EXECUTED IN SAULT STE. MARIE AND SEARCHMONT
Sault Ste. Marie 1/26/2026 1:35pm
Recently, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) carried out a multi-jurisdictional Controlled drugs and Substances Act investigation in and around the city of Sault Ste. Marie. On December 4, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Crime Unit and Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with the OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau, with assistance from th...
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THREE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED FOLLOWING STREET CRIME UNIT INVESTIGATION
Kenora 1/22/2026 10:55am
Three individuals have been arrested and charged following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a traffic stop as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation with assistance from the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and Tre...
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NUMEROUS ARRESTS AFTER OPP EXECUTE DRUG WARRANT IN ELLIOT LAKE
East Algoma 1/20/2026 10:55am
On January 19, 2026, at approximately 9:00 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at Axmith Avenue residence. In addition, police stopped a related small brown car on Highway 108 a short time later and arrested four people. Police seized approximately 18 grams of suspected Fentanyl, brass knuckles, switchbl...
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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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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 #2 - OPP INVESTIGATING GUNSHOTS FIRED AT CALEDON RESIDENCE - Charges Laid Following Search Warrants
Caledon 12/15/2025 11:25am
-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING GUNSHOTS FIRED AT CALEDON RESIDENCE Charges Laid Following Search Warrants (CALEDON, ON) - The Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one individual in relation to a shooting incident in the Town of Caledon. On Monday, August 4, 2025, at approximately 1:15 am, Caledon OPP received reports of multiple gun...
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MANITOULIN OPP, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM UCCM CANINE, SEIZE $107,700 IN DRUGS FOLLOWING SEARCH WARRANT
Manitoulin 12/9/2025 2:00pm
Three people are facing charges after the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with assistance from the United Chief and Councils of Manitoulin Police Service Commission (UCCM) canine unit, executed a search warrant. In the fall of 2025, the Manitoulin OPP received information regarding suspected drug trafficking at a residence in Espanola, and the OPP...
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EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO CHARGES
Marathon 12/8/2025 4:40pm
Officers from the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a local resident following a drug trafficking investigation. On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, members of the Thunder Bay OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Manitouwadge. CSCU was assisted by the OPP Organized Crime Enforc...
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- UPDATE 1 - MORE THAN 1 KG OF FENTANYL SEIZED, THREE ARRESTED
Peterborough 12/5/2025 9:30am
Update 1 MORE THAN 1 KG OF FENTANYL SEIZED, THREE ARRESTED (photo of seized items added) (HAMILTON, ON) - Three people are facing several charges, including one who is also subject to a committal warrant. In early October, the Peterborough/Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), in partnershi...
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MORE THAN 1 KG OF FENTANYL SEIZED, THREE ARRESTED
Peterborough 12/4/2025 4:00pm
Three people are facing several charges, including one who is also subject to a committal warrant. In early October, the Peterborough/Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), in partnership with the Hamilton Police Service (HPS), began an intelligence-led, drug trafficking investigatio...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN FORT FRANCES
Rainy River District 11/21/2025 3:10pm
Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Treaty Three Police Service have arrested and charged a local resident with multiple offences. On November 19, 2025, the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the Kenora OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Treaty T...
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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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DRUGS AND FIREARM SEIZED IN SUDBURY, THREE INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED
Sudbury 11/14/2025 11:00am
Three individuals are facing multiple charges following a drug trafficking investigation, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, oxycodone and a loaded handgun with an estimated combined value of $30,380. This investigation was led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), in partnership with the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug E...
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CALEDON COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LAYS NUMEROUS CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Caledon 11/3/2025 2:25pm
Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against seven individuals following a recent warrant execution. In summer 2025, the Caledon CSCU entered into a drug trafficking investigation. With the assistance of numerous CSCU's across southern Ontario, as well as the Toronto Polic...
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NUMEROUS ARRESTS AFTER OPP EXECUTE DRUG WARRANT IN ELLIOT LAKE
East Algoma 10/30/2025 4:40pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested numerous people after executing a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at Tokyo Crescent residence on October 29, 2025. Police seized approximately 2.4 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 36 grams of suspected Fentanyl, approximately 17 suspected Hydromorphone capsules, approximately 70 suspected methamphetamin...
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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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OPP EXECUTE TWO DRUG WARRANTS IN MISSISSAUGA FIRST NATION
East Algoma 10/17/2025 3:05pm
Heavy police presence in the area during the early morning of October 17, 2025, approximately 2:45 am The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed two simultaneous Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrants at two separate residences, one on Old Highway 17 and another on Park Road. Police seized approximately 87 grams of suspected cocaine (crack and...
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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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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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OVER $28,000 DRUG SEIZURE IN KENORA
Kenora 9/25/2025 4:00pm
Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual which resulted in the seizure of 34.31g of suspected fentanyl and 7.37g of suspected methamphetamine. The seized drugs have a combined street value of approximately $28,000. On September 24th, 2025, members of the Kenora Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and m...
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SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED IN LONGLAC
Greenstone 9/25/2025 9:45am
An investigation led by the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance of the Organized Crime Enforcement Branch, and the Emergency Response Team lead to the execution of three search warrants under the Controlled drugs and Substances Act and two individuals being arrested On August 22nd, 2025, at approximately 5:00pm, uniform...
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INVESTIGATION BY THE DRYDEN OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
Dryden 9/5/2025 2:15pm
INVESTIGATION BY THE DRYDEN OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES (DRYDEN, ON) - Three individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Kenora OPP Detachment, the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the Treaty Three Polic...
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SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE
Kirkland Lake 9/5/2025 12:55pm
SEARCH WARRANT LEADS ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE (KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) - Four people are facing charges after the execution of a Controlled Drug and Substance Act (CDSA) search warrant in Kirkland Lake. On Thursday September 4, 2025, members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Kirkland Lake Ontari...
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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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UPDATE #1 - OPP CHARGE THREE PEOPLE IN RELATION TO ONLINE FRAUD - Two Additional People Arrested
Prince Edward 8/22/2025 9:40am
-UPDATE #1- OPP CHARGE THREE PEOPLE IN RELATION TO ONLINE FRAUD Two Additional People Arrested (PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) - Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with a year-long investigation into an online fraud scam. In October 2024, the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began the investigating an incident in which an individu...
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ONE PERSON ARRESTED FOLLOWING DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Kirkland Lake 8/20/2025 1:20pm
One person has been arrested following a drug trafficking investigation in Kirkland Lake. On Friday August 15, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Canine Unit and Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) intercepted one person at the North Bay Ontario Northland Bus Terminal follow...
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OPP CHARGE THREE PEOPLE IN RELATION TO ONLINE FRAUD
Prince Edward 8/15/2025 2:00pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested three people in relation to a year-long investigation into an online fraud scam. In October 2024, Prince Edward County OPP responded to a call where the victim had been defrauded for over $100,000 in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The year-long investigation continued with the assistance of the Prince Edward County OPP Cri...
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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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CALEDON OPP CHARGE FOUR INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO BREAK AND ENTERS IN BOLTON
Caledon 8/7/2025 4:15pm
Members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged four individuals after a recent series of break and enters. On July 30, 2025, just before 3:00 am, officers from the Caledon OPP responded to a report of a break and enter at a local business in the area of Highway 50 and Ellwood Drive, in the Town of Caledon. Four suspects gained entry by phy...
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SIOUX LOOKOUT RESIDENTS FACING DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Sioux Lookout 8/6/2025 1:50pm
Two local residents are facing drug trafficking charges after a search warrant was executed in Sioux Lookout. An investigation into drug trafficking in Sioux Lookout was commenced by the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from Dryden OPP CSCU, Red Lake OPP CSCU, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), OP...
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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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SIGNIFICANT DRUG SEIZURE IN COBALT
Temiskaming 8/1/2025 8:30am
Police executed a warrant and charged three individuals in Cobalt. On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in collaboration with the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) Search Warr...
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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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HUNTSVILLE/MUSKOKA STREET CRIME UNIT PARTICIPATES IN DRUG INVESTIGATION THAT RESULTS IN NUMEROUS ARRESTS AND CHARGES
Huntsville 7/28/2025 2:40am
MUSKOKA STREET CRIME UNIT PARTICIPATES IN DRUG INVESTIGATION THAT RESULTS IN NUMEROUS ARRESTS AND CHARGES (HUNTSVILLE, ON) - In the spring of 2025 members of the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) commenced an investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity in the Town of Huntsville, ON. On July 24th, 2025, Muskoka Community Street Crime members, with assistance from members...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS AND CHARGES LAID IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay 7/21/2025 12:25pm
The Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged multiple people in connection with drug trafficking. The arrests were the result of a four-week investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in northwestern Ontario. With assistance from the North West Region OPP Canine Unit, OPP Organized Crime...
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OPP EXECUTE DRUG WARRANT IN MISSISSAUGA FIRST NATION
East Algoma 7/17/2025 8:50pm
On July 17, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant. Police attended a residence on West Street and seized a replica firearm. There was heavy police presence in the area during the early morning. The investigation is continuing and additional information will be provided when available. The OPP...
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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 LEADS TO CHARGES IN PARIS
Brant 7/3/2025 11:35am
The Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), in partnership with members from Oxford, Middlesex, and Elgin CSCU, as well as the OPP's Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Brant County uniform officers, have laid multiple charges following the execution of a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in P...
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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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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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-CORRECTION- DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED ON AMSTERDAM ROAD IN ELLIOT LAKE - Warrant Execution Date - June 12
East Algoma 6/13/2025 2:15pm
-CORRECTION- DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED ON AMSTERDAM ROAD IN ELLIOT LAKE Warrant Execution Date - June 12 (ELLIOT LAKE, ON) - On June 12, 2025, at approximately 6:45 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Amsterdam Road in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 186 grams of suspected coca...
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DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED ON AMSTERDAM ROAD IN ELLIOT LAKE
East Algoma 6/13/2025 1:30pm
On June 13, 2025, at approximately 6:45 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Amsterdam Road in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 186 grams of suspected cocaine, approximately 11 grams of suspected crack (approximate street value of drugs - almost $20,000), dig...
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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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OPP EXECUTE DRUG WARRANT IN WAWA
Superior East 6/5/2025 1:25pm
On June 4, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant in Wawa. Police attended an apartment complex on Churchill Avenue and seized more than 30 grams of suspected cocaine (estimated street value exceeding $3000), more than 48 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine (estimated street value exceeding $4800) more than 760 ta...