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Two people from Surrey are facing a slew of charges for allegedly trafficking drugs and firearms — including fentanyl disguised as dog treats.

York Regional Police (YRP) held a press conference in Toronto on Tuesday to announce the arrest of 17 people involved in a criminal network accused of orchestrating home invasions, armed robberies and drug trafficking. The arrests were a part of a major one-year-long police investigation dubbed ‘Project Skyfall.’

The province is sending more funding to Swan River RCMP to combat drug trafficking and other serious crimes.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams has seized nearly $2.5 million in cash and drugs like cocaine, MDMA, meth, ketamine, magic mushrooms and oxy from a condo building in southwest Edmonton’s Windermere neighbourhood. As Lisa MacGregor reports, police began investigating a high-level drug trafficker and now, arrests warrants are out for a 36-year-old Edmonton man.

Prosecutors have tied Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, who once called Coquitlam home, to an international drug trafficking operation they call “ruthless and deadly.” Wedding faces eight charges in the United States, including murder. U.S. authorities say he is on the lam, and are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest....

A 46-year-old man faces more than 15 charges following a raid on a Winnipeg home when police were contacted about potential human trafficking earlier this month.

Montreal police arrested two alleged synthetic drug traffickers in connection with the death of a 15-year-old boy. Mathis Boivin died in December 2023 after he mistakenly took a single isotonitazene before going to sleep, thinking it was oxycontin. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the arrests come as a relief to the teen’s family.

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The Winnipeg police organized crime division’s Insp. Elton Hall spoke on Tuesday about a drug trafficking investigation from this past spring. Two women from Winnipeg were charged with cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking after seizing 2.4$ million worth of cocaine from their luggage.

Charges have been laid against seven people believed to be street-level drug traffickers after a sting at “hot spot locations” in Calgary’s downtown core and on transit. Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports.

Two Vancouver drug policy activists have been criminally charged after police raided a “compassion club” their group was using to sell tested, illicit street drugs last year. Officials offer their reaction to the news. Paul Johnson has the story.

Coquitlam RCMP have made a break-through in a long-term drug trafficking investigation. Police say they’ve made six arrests in a drug sting operation first launched in 2022.

After an extensive investigation, Strathcona County RCMP has successfully disrupted a drug trafficking operation. As Jasmine King reports, more than $1-million worth of drugs have now been taken off the streets.

Durham Regional Police announced a major drug trafficking bust as part of an operation called “Project Martini.” Vanessa Wright reports.

The parents of missing eight-month-old baby Miya Tucker were both arrested on Thursday after police carried out a welfare check for the baby and were unable to find her, according to Kentucky State Police. The girl’s mother Tesla Tucker, 29, and father Cage Rudd, 30, were arrested on drug and child abandonment charges. Meanwhile, Miya’s...

UPS Canada delivers on promise to fight human trafficking. The company says it can do its part to protect neighbourhoods and families. Doug Vaessen reports.

Calgary firefighters had a tough time battling a blaze that caused major traffic problems on Macleod Trail Thursday morning. The fire at Bulk Barn caused police to shut down two lanes of traffic as a ladder truck doused flames over 10 metres high. At the same time, crews were trying to conserve water. Doug Vaessen...

Insp. Elton Hall, of the Winnipeg police organized crime unit, said Wednesday that police had seized a “large quantity of Canadian currency” at the Winnipeg International Airport on March 22. He said the money was determined to be linked to a high-level organized crime network.

The debate on the opioid crisis in Canada continued in the House of Commons on Tuesday with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whether Toronto would be next to decriminalize possession of hard drugs after the city of Vancouver took the measure. Conservative MP Kerry Findlay followed up the...