A portion of the OPP’s largest-ever fentanyl seizure is shown here. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)
Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve recovered “an alarming quantity of fentanyl” and other drugs in what they describe as the force’s “largest-ever” bust involving the potentially fatal and illegal narcotic.
In total, 38 kilograms of fentanyl (380,000 street-level doses) in addition to other drugs were seized and 15 people arrested after an 11-month investigation into a drug trafficking network based in southwestern Ontario, provincial police said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Methamphetamine (19.5 kg), cocaine (5.5 kg) and smaller amounts of psilocybin and MDMA (ecstasy) were also part of the police drug haul. Total value of seized drugs is $5.4 million, investigators said.
Two handguns, a rifle, a set of brass knuckles, $121,600 in Canadian cash and three vehicles were also seized by police during the course of the investigation, dubbed Project Golden.
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