Drug Trafficking
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Two Men Charged as OPP Drug Probe Yields Gold Bars, Handguns and Cocaine
Two men, a 41-year-old from Maple and a 39-year-old from Fergus, face charges in a months-long drug trafficking investigation led by the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP community street crime unit, Barrie 360 reports. Police say officers seized two handguns, twelve one-ounce gold bars, 3,116.2 grams of cocaine and $84,617 in Canadian currency.
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Woman Charged After About 400 Grams of Methamphetamine Seized at Onion Lake
Onion Lake RCMP stopped a vehicle on Onion Lake Cree Nation at about 3:30 a.m. on October 29 and later searched a residence there, police say, seizing about 400 grams of methamphetamine and 60 grams of cocaine at the residence and about 28 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle. A 35-year-old woman is charged, including…
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Three Charged After Loaded Glock and Suspected Fentanyl Seized in Niagara
Three people are charged after Niagara Regional Police arrested them in Vineland and searched a vehicle and a Haynes Court home in Niagara-on-the-Lake, seizing 2,919.9 grams of suspected fentanyl, 511.7 grams of suspected cocaine, a loaded Glock 9-mm handgun and $4,110 in cash, the Bay Observer reports. CHCH News reports two of the accused face…
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Three Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl After Thunder Bay Home Search
Thunder Bay police say three men were arrested inside a Cumberland Street South home and each charged with trafficking fentanyl after an Intelligence Unit warrant was executed shortly before 8 a.m. on November 4. Suspected fentanyl, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking were seized.
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Suspected Cocaine and Imitation Firearms Seized in Vernon Search; Three Released
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say frontline officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 3200 block of 25th Avenue in Vernon, B.C., and seized suspected cocaine, cash, ammunition and imitation firearms. Three people were arrested and released, and the detachment says the file will go for a comprehensive charge review once the investigation…
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Two Tottenham Residents Face Charges After OPP Drug Trafficking Search
A 35-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman from Tottenham face charges after the OPP arrested two people and searched a home and a vehicle on Tuesday, Barrie 360 reports. The outlet says officers seized oxycodone, psilocybin, cocaine, a taser, an imitation firearm, 9-mm ammunition and a bullet-resistant vest.
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Two Timmins Residents Face 15 Counts After Preston Street Drug Raid
Timmins police say Nathan Homer, 38, and Rebecca Homer, 34, are jointly charged with 15 counts after a search warrant at a Preston Street home on Wednesday morning. The force says officers seized a loaded 9-mm handgun, 310 grams of fentanyl and 250 grams of crystal methamphetamine, and puts the street value at about $102,000.
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Chatham Man, 53, Charged After Cocaine and MDMA Seized in Joint Investigation
Chatham-Kent police say a 53-year-old Chatham man has been charged with seven offences, including possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, after about 960 grams of cocaine and 645 grams of MDMA were seized in a joint investigation with the Collingwood OPP. Police put the estimated street value at about $134,700 and say about…
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Project North Star: 23 Charged, Over $7.5 Million in Drugs Seized in York Region
York Regional Police say 23 people are charged and a Markham man is wanted after Project North Star, an investigation into illicit cannabis production, trafficking and export. Police say searches from July to September in seven Ontario communities produced more than 1,550 pounds of cannabis and over $250,000 in currency.
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Hamilton Police Arrest Man After Seizing Suspected Fentanyl on York Boulevard
Hamilton police say CORE officers on proactive patrol in the area of 94 York Boulevard arrested a man for possession for the purpose of trafficking on November 1. Police list about 28 grams of suspected fentanyl, 26 pills believed to contain fentanyl and 131 suspected Dilaudid pills among the items seized. The service published its…