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  • Meth, cocaine, fentanyl, handguns and batons seized in Kamloops bust
    Files started included motor vehicle investigations, suspicious vehicles and occurrences, warrant executions, prohibited driving, weapons and drug offences.
    Crime
    Apr 3
  • Fake OxyContin pills stronger than fentanyl may be circulating in Hamilton: police
    Hamilton police are warning the public about the potential circulation of a deadly drug in Hamilton that's potentially several times stronger than fentanyl.
    Crime
    Apr 10
  • Several people charged after drug raid at Quinte West home
    OPP raided a home in Trenton and officers say they found suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and meth.
    Crime
    Apr 3
  • Police make drug, weapon arrest in downtown Kingston
    Police in Kingston say they seized fentanyl and magic mushrooms during a bust downtown Monday.
    Crime
    Mar 27
  • 1 death, several overdoses linked to suspected consumption of counterfeit pills
    Counterfeit pills that look like pharmaceutical tablets are in wide circulation in Montreal. Samples were found to contain synthetic opioids 25 times more potent than fentanyl.
    Health
    Apr 5
  • 2 arrested following drug investigation in Bancroft: OPP
    A drug investigation launched in early March led to the seizure of fentanyl, cash and the arrest of a man and a woman. OPP say the man was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
    Crime
    Mar 28
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  • 1 arrested after OPP seize drugs, weapon during traffic stop in Bancroft
    Bancroft OPP say the investigation led to the seizure of a knife, cash and quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin.
    Crime
    Mar 6
  • Frozen truck leads Manitoba RCMP to fentanyl arrests
    Manitoba RCMP say they've arrested a Portage la Prairie man wanted on multiple warrants after they found him inside a truck that was stuck in a frozen ditch. 
    Crime
    Feb 15
  • 8 arrested as ‘sophisticated’ criminal network dismantled in B.C.
    The group has been allegedly running a mass production operation of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs.
    Crime
    Feb 23
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  • ‘Purple and pink’ fentanyl, weapons seized in Kingston drug investigations
    Two people have been charged in separate investigations by the Kingston police street crimes unit.
    Crime
    Feb 14
  • 3 people charged after Regina police recover large quantities of illicit drugs
    Three people are charged after large quantities of illicit drugs, including nine kilograms of fentanyl, were recovered, which is the largest amount ever seized by Regina police.
    Crime
    Feb 22
  • ‘Safer supply’ programs necessary to save lives amid overdose crisis: Saks
    Data shows a majority of overdose deaths between January and June 2023 involved fentanyl, an opioid experts warn has become increasingly tainted with even more toxic substances.
    Health
    Feb 20
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  • An opioid 25 times stronger than fentanyl shows crisis is worsening: experts
    Experts said opioid and addictions concerns from Belleville, Ont., and Quebec City are linked — and that both indicate a worsening crisis and more overdoses.
    Canada
    Feb 13
  • Quinte West drug probe leads to raids in Trenton, Scarborough: Belleville police
    Police say fentanyl, cocaine, magic mushrooms, and crystal meth were seized.
    Crime
    Feb 14
  • Opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl detected in Quebec City region
    The Quebec City regional public health authority warned the compound, protonitazepyne, presents a high risk of overdose, which may require several doses of naloxone.
    Health
    Feb 11
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  • ‘It can happen to anybody’: B.C. mom commissions mural for daughter lost to overdose
    A Kamloops mother has commissioned a mural by the Downtown Eastside's best-known street artist to honour her daughter, who died after accidentally taking fentanyl.
    Health
    Feb 13
  • Winnipeg infant died of fentanyl intoxication, parents charged with manslaughter: police
    The parents of a one-year-old Winnipeg girl who died in March of last year have been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
    Crime
    Feb 5
  • Routine traffic stop leads Brandon cops, Manitoba RCMP to $1.1M fentanyl bust
    The vehicle's two occupants, a 27-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, were arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. 
    Crime
    Jan 30
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  • Drug alert issued in Waterloo Region after 3 suspected fatal overdoses in 7 days
    A drug alert has been issued for Waterloo Region after three people died over the past week from suspected overdoses or drug poisonings.
    Canada
    Mar 27
  • Two arrested in Toronto tent encampment drug bust
    Police in Toronto say two men are facing numerous drug related charges after officers conducted a search at a tent encampment in Clarence Square Park Friday night.
    Crime
    Apr 13
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