Ontario police announce record fentanyl bust; more than 43 kilograms seized
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on September 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Ontario Provincial Police have seized a record 43.5 kilograms of fentanyl following two separate investigations, including one aimed at dismantling a dark web-based trafficking network.
Police announced the results of Project Bionic and Project Golden on Tuesday at a news conference. They said the drugs seized equate to 435,000 potentially lethal street-level doses of the powerful synthetic opioid.OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique called both investigations 'historic,' noting that Project Bionic's five-month probe into the dark web was the first of its kind.
'As drug trafficking networks evolve in complexity, so too must out investigative strategies. Today's results demonstrate how our approach continues to address this growing threat,' he said in a statement.
Carrique added that the 38 kilograms of fentanyl seized as a result of Project Golden is the OPP's largest fentanyl seizure to date. Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Hamilton Police Service participated in the investigations.
In addition to the drugs seized between the two investigations, police said they seized large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin, ketamine and prescription drugs.
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