Drug Bust

• Nearly 1.7 tonnes of drugs worth $139M seized in Ontario investigation

  Police in Ontario are set to announce the results of a lengthy cross-border investigation that led to a record seizure of illegal drugs and multiple firearms.

  Crime

  Jul 23
  
• 3 charged after 67 kg of cocaine seized in Saint-Sauveur, Que.

  RCMP said the operation also led to the seizure of about $115,000 in cash, ammunition and several cell phones.

  Crime

  Jul 8
  
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• Canada-wide probe leads to dozens of arrests, largest drug bust in Winnipeg police history

  A record-breaking $37.2 million worth of drugs were removed from the streets following an interprovincial drug bust that led to 33 arrests and 174 charges, police said.

  Crime

  May 20
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• Halton police seize ‘historic’ number of firearms in largest bust

  Halton police say they seized 24 handguns and other prohibited items in a major GTA drug trafficking probe, marking the largest firearms seizure in the service’s history.

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  May 19
• RCMP in B.C. intercept meth hidden in pickle jars bound for Australia

  In January, RCMP officers and CBSA officers at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility intercepted a shipment of 115 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in jars of pickles.

  Crime

  Mar 26
• Police seize $2.3M worth of fentanyl in multi-province trafficking bust

  Police say more than $2.3 million worth of suspected fentanyl was seized and three people arrested as part of an investigation into an interprovincial drug trafficking network.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• ‘Thousands of litres of hazardous material seized’: Trio arrested in drug lab bust

  RCMP dismantled a massive synthetic drug lab in Ontario, seizing $10M in drugs and thousands of litres of toxic chemicals after tracking suspicious purchases.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2025
• $225K in ketamine bound for Ontario from Belgium seized in Montreal: RCMP

  The RCMP say three people in their early 20s are facing charges after allegedly smuggling illegal drugs into Canada from Belgium.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2025
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• Lethbridge police seize gummy bear-shaped fentanyl

  Earlier this month, Lethbridge police officers discovered a large quantity of a dangerous drug shaped like a popular children's candy.

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2025
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• Record $48M cocaine bust dismantles transnational crime network: Peel police

  Peel police seized $48M in cocaine, dismantling a cross-border drug network in the largest bust in the service’s history. Nine people have been arrested.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2025