Ontario Provincial Police Say Project August Ended With Two Arrests in a Vehicle in Temiskaming Shores and a Search in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, and About $180,000 in Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Cash, and Both People Are Charged With Drug Trafficking and Proceeds of Crime Counts (November 5, 2026)
The Ontario Provincial Police say an operation called Project August ended on November 4, 2026, when two people from Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, were arrested in a motor vehicle in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario. According to CTV News, police seized a large quantity of fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, along with cash, a prohibited weapon, a cellphone and a digital scale. With the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec, investigators then searched a residence in Notre-Dame-du-Nord and seized additional quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, the OPP said in a November 5 news release quoted by CTV. The OPP put the total estimated street value of the seized substances and cash at approximately $180,000. Both people are charged with several counts of drug trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Legal status: Charged. The allegations have not been tested in court and both accused are presumed innocent.
The Arrests in Temiskaming Shores
CTV News Northern Ontario reports that both suspects are from Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, and were arrested on November 4 in a motor vehicle in Temiskaming Shores by the OPP. CTV’s report describes them as a 57-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman. The report says police seized fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, cash, a prohibited weapon, a cellphone and a digital scale, and does not give quantities for the individual drugs.
The Search Across the Provincial Border
The OPP said that, with the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec, investigators then executed a search warrant at a residence in Notre-Dame-du-Nord and seized additional quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. The force put the total estimated street value of the seized controlled substances and cash at approximately $180,000.
The Charges
CTV reports that both people have been charged with several counts of drug trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime. The report as reviewed by Gangland Files does not list the individual counts, the court date or whether either person remains in custody. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with Project August.
What the reporting states
- Operation: Project August, announced by the Ontario Provincial Police on November 5, 2026, with the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec.
- Arrests: two people from Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, arrested November 4 in a motor vehicle in Temiskaming Shores; CTV describes them as a 57-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman.
- Seized in Ontario: fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, cash, a prohibited weapon, a cellphone and a digital scale.
- Seized in Quebec: additional quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine from a residence in Notre-Dame-du-Nord.
- Value: approximately $180,000, the OPP’s estimate for the seized substances and cash combined.
- Charges: several counts of drug trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime, per CTV.
Timeline
- November 4, 2026Two people from Notre-Dame-du-Nord are arrested in a motor vehicle in Temiskaming Shores by the OPP. Police seize drugs, cash, a prohibited weapon, a cellphone and a digital scale.
- After the arrestsWith the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec, investigators execute a search warrant at a residence in Notre-Dame-du-Nord and seize additional fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. The date of the search is not given in the reporting reviewed.
- November 5, 2026The OPP publishes a news release on Project August and puts the total estimated street value at about $180,000. CTV News Northern Ontario reports the case the same day.
Ran Project August, made the arrests in Temiskaming Shores and published the news release
Assisted with the search warrant at a residence in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec
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Sources
- CTV News Northern Ontario, “Quebec suspects charged in $180K drug bust in Temiskaming,” November 5, 2026, quoting the OPP news release of November 5 — for the arrests, the seizures, the Quebec search, the value and the charges — ctvnews.ca
Both accused are presumed innocent, and no charge has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Ontario Provincial Police as quoted by CTV News. Gangland Files has not reviewed the OPP release itself, and the accused are not named here.
