The London Police Service (LPS) gave updates on a pair of recent shooting investigations, pointing to ongoing concerns about the link between guns, drugs, and violent crimes.
On Wednesday morning, police laid out guns and drugs at LPS headquarters, all seized since July.
Chief Thai Truong emphasized the threats posed to police and the public, “The stakes could not be higher. Over the past five years, annually, 120 lives are lost in our city due to drug toxicity. Shockingly, more than 80 per cent of opioid-related deaths are directly linked to fentanyl.”
Items put on display included 19 firearms, almost 17 kilograms of fentanyl, 14 kilograms of cocaine, and various other drugs.
Det. Srg. Josh Silcox heads the London Police Guns and Gangs Section and noted significant seizures in recent months, “This includes the single largest fentanyl seizure in the history of the London Police Service. In total, these investigations …