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DRIVER CHARGED FOR CONTRABAND TOBACCO IN HALDIMAND COUNTY
Haldimand 5/27/2026 8:10am
On May 26, 2026, at approximately 6:30 pm, a member of the Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Argyle Street South in the County of Haldimand. While speaking with the driver regarding the traffic stop, the attending officer observed several boxes of suspected illegal cigarettes in plain view inside the vehicle. An on-scene investigati...
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DRIVER CHARGED FOR CONTRABAND TOBACCO IN BRANT COUNTY
Brant 3/3/2026 4:40pm
On March 3, 2026, at approximately 08:48 am, members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) TIME Team were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Pauline Johnson Road in the County of Brant. During the program, officers stopped a motor vehicle for the purpose of an impaired-driving investigation. While speaking with the driver regarding possible alcohol consumption, the at...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Stormont Dundas and Glengarry 2/13/2026 12:30pm
The Stormont Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple charges. On Thursday, February 12, 2026, shortly before 8:00 am, officers stopped a motor vehicle for failing to maintain its lane on Glen Robertson Road in North Glengarry Township. Investigation led to the seizure of suspected cocaine and methamphe...
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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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SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT: A TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO 32 CHARGES
Leeds 12/18/2025 10:25am
A traffic stop for a vehicle travelling in the passing lane led to over 30 charges for the two occupants. On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, shortly before 4:00 pm, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division observed an SUV with obscured windows travelling in the passing lane for an extended period of time on Highway 401 near the City of Brockville. T...
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ADJALA-TOSORONTIO RESIDENT ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOLLOWING OPP SEARCH WARRANT
Nottawasaga 11/28/2025 12:45pm
As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from Nottawasaga Detachment, with assistance from Dufferin and Caledon Detachments, executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road 50 in Adjala-Tosorontio Township. In early fall of 2025, Nottawasaga CSCU received information that the...
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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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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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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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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO TRANSPORT FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO
Frontenac 7/16/2025 10:00am
TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO TRANSPORT FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO (KINGSTON, ON) - A traffic complaint about a speeding tractor-trailer on Highway 401 has led to a large seizure of contraband tobacco, worth millions of dollars. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, shortly before 7:00 am, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Lennox and Addington Coun...
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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...