OPP ANNOUNCES THE SEIZURE OF 435,000 POTENTIALLY LETHAL DOSES OF FENTANYL FROM TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS
Historic Investigation Results
(ORILLIA, ON) - Today, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has announced the results of two major investigations that resulted in a historic seizure of fentanyl, along with a large quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription drugs.
Project BIONIC was a five-month investigation, which aimed at dismantling an operation that used a dark web marketplace to ship a high volume of drugs to locations across the country. This investigation is a first of its kind for the OPP.
Project GOLDEN was an 11-month investigation into a multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking network, affecting several communities across southwestern Ontario. This investigation resulted in the seizure of approximately 38 kilograms of fentanyl, the OPP’s largest fentanyl seizure to date.
In addition to the fentanyl seized through Project BIONIC and Project GOLDEN, these investigations led to the seizure of large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin, ketamine and prescription drugs. Full details on each investigation - including seizures, accused, charges, photos and graphics - can be found within the Project BIONIC media kit and the Project GOLDEN media kit.