TORONTO — RCMP say a Brampton, Ont., man has been arrested and charged with illegally importing Fentanyl, a powerful drug linked to a number of deaths across the country.
Police allege the man brought more than 500 grams of powdered Fentanyl into Canada from China on Aug. 25.
The man was arrested in his Brampton home and has been charged with importing drugs, possession for the purpose of trafficking and conspiracy.
At the time of the arrest, police say officers also seized a set of body armour, a number of long knives and cash.
Barna Olvedi, 31, has been released on bail and is scheduled to appear in a Brampton court Oct. 2.
Fentanyl is an opioid used to treat severe pain. It is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and more than 40 times more powerful than heroin.
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