Windsor
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Woman, 36, Charged After 73.1 Grams of Methamphetamine Seized at Windsor Storage Facility
Windsor police say a woman, 36, is charged with eleven counts, including possession of crystal methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, after 73.1 grams of crystal methamphetamine and $430 in cash were seized at a storage facility. Police released the details on November 9.
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U.S. Resident Fined $56,100 After Cannabis Seized at Windsor-Detroit Tunnel
Canada Border Services Agency officers seized over 13 kilograms of cannabis and 49 THC vapes from a U.S. resident at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, and the U.S. resident was fined $56,100, AM800 CKLW reports. No criminal charge has been reported, and the outlet does not say when the seizure happened.
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The RCMP Say the Canada Border Services Agency Seized 127 Kilograms of Suspected Cocaine From a Commercial Truck at the Ambassador Bridge and That Vasyl Galychyn, 61, and Anton Chernyshov, 41, Both of Mississauga, Are Charged With Importation of Cocaine and Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking (October 19, 2026)
The RCMP say Canada Border Services Agency officers seized 127 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at the Ambassador Bridge, and that two Mississauga men are charged with importation of cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The seizure was made September 11.
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Windsor News Today Reports the Canada Border Services Agency Intercepted Six Attempts to Bring Weapons Into Canada at the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor, Seizing Three Prohibited Firearms, Two Prohibited Knives, Brass Knuckles and Pepper Spray (October 17, 2026)
The Canada Border Services Agency intercepted six attempts to bring weapons into Canada at the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor in early October, seizing three prohibited firearms, two prohibited knives, brass knuckles and pepper spray, Windsor News Today reports.
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AM 800 CKLW Reports Velman Santos, 35, Whom Windsor Police Said Was Wanted for Three Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking After an October 5 Drug Seizure on Parent Avenue, Was Arrested October 15 by an Outside Agency on Unrelated Charges (October 16, 2026)
AM 800 CKLW reports Velman Santos, 35, whom Windsor police said was wanted for three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking after an October 5 drug seizure on Parent Avenue, was arrested October 15 by an outside agency on unrelated charges.
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RCMP Say Alaaddin Koc, 56, of Windsor, Ontario Pleaded Guilty to Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Exportation and Received a One-Year Prison Sentence and a Lifetime Firearms Prohibition After the CBSA Seized Approximately 31 Kilograms of Cannabis From His Luggage at Vancouver International Airport (October 5, 2026)
The RCMP say Alaaddin Koc, 56, of Windsor, Ontario pleaded guilty to Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Exportation and received a one-year prison sentence and a lifetime firearms prohibition. The CBSA seized approximately 31 kilograms of cannabis from his luggage at Vancouver International Airport in 2024.
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A Conspiracy Count With Nobody on the Other End of It: the CBSA Charges Frank Charette, 60, of Cottam With Manufacturing Prohibited Firearms and Publishes the Seventy-One-Day Gap Between the Warrants and the Announcement (September 24, 2026)
Published Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. Eastern by the Canada Border Services Agency under a Windsor dateline. The CBSA says Frank Charette, 60, of Cottam, Ontario has been charged with ten offences following an investigation by the Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team. Search warrants executed in Essex County on July 15, 2026 produced…
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Fifteen Days Between the Warrants and the Announcement, $366,000 in Seized Value of Which Only $24,000 Was Cash, and Not One Weight Anywhere: the OPP’s Cannabis Enforcement Team Names Four Men Over a Windsor Operation Called “420 Highway” (September 17, 2026)
The Ontario Provincial Police announced on Thursday, September 17, 2026 that its Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, working with the Essex County OPP Community Street Crime Unit and the Windsor Police Service, executed three search warrants on September 2 at two Windsor residences and a storage facility, dismantling what it describes as an illegal…
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Twelve Counts of Holding a Gun He Was Banned From Holding, and the Gun Was Loaded When They Found It: Windsor’s Drugs and Guns Unit Charges Isiah Stephens-Scott, 23, and Puts a Warrant Out for a Second (September 4, 2026)
Windsor Police published this file on Friday, September 4, 2026 under case 26-98838. In August 2026 the Windsor Police Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit began investigating an individual suspected of trafficking illegal drugs and obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 100 block of Montrose Street and an associated vehicle. Shortly before 9…