Durham police arrest 32 people, lay 184 charges after six-month long investigation [Video]

Durham police say a six-month long firearms investigation into an Oshawa-based gang has led to the arrest of 32 people, resulting in 184 charges being laid and the seizure of 16 weapons.

At a news conference on Thursday in Whitby, police said that ‘Project Burton’ began in January 2024 with the support of Toronto and Ontario Provincial Police to investigate suspected gang activity within Durham Region.

Durham Police Chief Peter Moreira told reporters on Thursday that the project focused on a group of individuals who call themselves 22-30 and reside predominantly in the Simcoe Street North and Winchester Road area in Oshawa

Moreira said the origin of the name 22-30 stems from a double homicide that occurred at the BLVD, a restaurant and bar located on Simcoe Street North in Oshawa on June 25, 2022.

“They were suspected of being involved in the possession and trafficking of illegal firearms, drug …