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OPP AND CBSA SEIZE 42 KG OF HEROIN ENTERING ONTARIO FROM UNITED STATES
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [186 words] 1/15/2026 11:26am (1 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 42 kg of suspected heroin from a tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry from Buffalo into Fort Erie. In December 2025, OPP members from the multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which includes the CBSA, initiated an intelligence-led i...
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COLLISION ON 417 RESULTS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Ottawa [167 words] 12/2/2025 3:00pm (0 image)
COLLISION ON HWY 417 RESULTS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES (OTTAWA, ON) - Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have laid drug trafficking charges against an individual from Mississauga after they were involved in a collision. Shortly before 4:00 pm on December 1, OPP members were dispatched to a collision on Highway 417 westbound near Maitland. One of the drivers...
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-UPDATE #1- STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE - Correction of Court Date
Kirkland Lake [529 words] 12/2/2025 10:15am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE Correction of Court Date (KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) - A traffic stop for stunt driving on Highway 11 resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs. On Thursday October 19, 2025, at approximately 2:50 a.m, the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 in Grenfell Township. Office...
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STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE
Kirkland Lake [514 words] 12/2/2025 9:50am (1 image)
A traffic stop for stunt driving on Highway 11 resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs. On Thursday October 19, 2025, at approximately 2:50 am, the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 in Grenfell Township. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving 141km/h in a posted 90km/h zone. Officers...
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ALPR HIT FOR STOLEN PLATE RESULTS IN OVER A DOZEN CHARGES
Ottawa [234 words] 11/28/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid over a dozen charges, including drug possession charges, against two individuals after a stolen licence plate was recovered. Shortly before noon on November 27, an OPP officer received an ALPR camera notification about a stolen licence plate on Highway 417 near Almonte. A traffic stop was conducted...
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SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO DRUG CHARGE
Renfrew [93 words] 11/18/2025 2:40pm (0 image)
The East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after executing a search warrant in the Town of Arnprior. On Friday, November 14, 2025, officers with CSCU attended a residence in Arnprior and executed a search warrant at the residence. As a result of the investigation, Robert GRAINGER age 56 of Arnprior was c...
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OPP AND WINDSOR POLICE SERVICE SEIZE 46 KG OF FENTANYL
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [304 words] 11/12/2025 9:21am (0 image)
Estimated Street Value = $6.5 Million (WINDSOR, ON) - A drug trafficking investigation in the City of Windsor has led to the largest fentanyl seizure ever made by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Forty-six kilograms of suspected fentanyl have been seized, and two individuals are facing numerous Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges. The init...
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CALEDON COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LAYS NUMEROUS CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Caledon [362 words] 11/3/2025 2:25pm (1 image)
Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against seven individuals following a recent warrant execution. In summer 2025, the Caledon CSCU entered into a drug trafficking investigation. With the assistance of numerous CSCU's across southern Ontario, as well as the Toronto Polic...
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OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT MAKES ARREST IN OTTAWA FOLLOWING CBSA OPIUM SEIZURE - One Person Charged in Joint Investigation
Ottawa [186 words] 10/31/2025 7:10am (1 image)
OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT MAKES ARREST IN OTTAWA FOLLOWING CBSA OPIUM SEIZURE One Person Charged in Joint Investigation (OTTAWA, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has made an arrest following a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seizure of suspected opium, used to produce heroin. CBSA border services officers detected a subs...
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SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE LEADS TO CHARGES Replica Firearm Seized
Middlesex [174 words] 9/22/2025 2:05pm (0 image)
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE LEADS TO CHARGES Replica Firearm Seized (THAMES CENTRE, ON) - Suspicious vehicle results in charges for driver. On September 19, 2025, at 9:51 am, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Scales, on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in the Municipality of Thames Centre, for the report o...
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OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT SEIZES OPIUM IN OTTAWA - OPP Teams With CBSA On Investigation, Additional Arrests Expected
Ottawa [178 words] 9/8/2025 1:30pm (1 image)
OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT SEIZES OPIUM IN OTTAWA OPP Teams With CBSA On Investigation, Additional Arrests Expected (OTTAWA, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Street Crime Unit and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have intercepted a shipment of suspected opium, used to produce heroin. CBSA border officers detected the package recently as it arrived in Ottawa...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP ARREST PERSON AFTER STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED
East Algoma [145 words] 8/14/2025 10:30am (0 image)
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after calls for service in relation to stolen property. On August 13, 2025, police were called to a residence on Poplar Road where the complainant reported that a known male entered their garage and stole numerous items sometime over night. Police also executed a search warrant for the male's rental vehicle a...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS AND CHARGES LAID IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay [250 words] 7/21/2025 12:25pm (1 image)
The Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged multiple people in connection with drug trafficking. The arrests were the result of a four-week investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in northwestern Ontario. With assistance from the North West Region OPP Canine Unit, OPP Organized Crime...
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OPP EXECUTE WARRANT AFTER DRUG INVESTIGATION
West Parry Sound [218 words] 7/16/2025 10:25am (1 image)
The North East Region Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person with multiple offences. On July 15, 2025, members of the North East Region CSCU assisted by West Parry Sound OPP Detachment and West Parry Sound OPP Crime Unit executed a drug warrant at a residence on Gibson Street in the Town of Parry Sound....
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CALEDON OPP BICYCLE PATROL LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
Caledon [148 words] 7/15/2025 9:25am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Caledon resident with drug-related offences following a traffic stop while on bicycle patrol. On July 14, 2025, shortly after 11:00 am, officers from the Caledon Detachment were conducting bicycle patrol in the area of Innis Lake Road and Old Church Road in the Town of Caledon, when a tra...
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ALMOST 13,000 DOLLARS IN DRUGS SEIZED AT RIDE PROGRAM
Bancroft [193 words] 7/4/2025 1:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized almost $13,000 worth of drugs during a RIDE check. On Thursday July 3rd, 2025, shortly after 8:30 pm, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Monck Street in the Town of Bancroft. While Officers were speaking with a driver, they recognized a wanted person in the vehicle who was subsequently a...
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OPP CHARGE TWO AFTER DRUG INVESTIGATION
West Parry Sound [218 words] 7/2/2025 3:30pm (0 image)
The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with drug related offences after a traffic stop on Highway 69 in Carling Township. On June 26, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm officers stopped the vehicle for a speeding. The driver was arrested for stunt driving and a subsequent investigation revealed over $5000 of Canadia...
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TWO PEOPLE CHARGED WITH DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Bancroft [174 words] 7/2/2025 3:25pm (0 image)
Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people and seized multiple types of drugs from the streets of Bancroft. On Monday, June 30, 2025, shortly after 8:00 pm, officers conducting general patrol in the town of Bancroft. While on patrol officers recognized someone who had been trespassed from a property in the downtown area....
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SIGNIFICANT DRUG BUST CARRIED OUT BY OPP IN GREY BRUCE
Grey Bruce [361 words] 7/2/2025 8:05am (3 images)
SIGNIFICANT DRUG BUST CARRIED OUT BY OPP IN GREY BRUCE (SOUTHGATE, ON) - The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of multiple specialized OPP units, has concluded a significant drug trafficking investigation in the Southgate area. In May 2025, the Grey Bruce CSCU initiated an investigation into suspected trafficking of Sch...
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OPP ANNOUNCES THE SEIZURE OF 435,000 POTENTIALLY LETHAL DOSES OF FENTANYL FROM TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [177 words] 6/10/2025 10:36am (0 image)
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 marketp...
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OPP ANNOUNCES THE SEIZURE OF 435,000 POTENTIALLY LETHAL DOSES OF FENTANYL FROM TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [177 words] 6/10/2025 10:35am (0 image)
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 marketp...
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POLICE DISMANTLE DARK WEB DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION SHIPPING ILLEGAL DRUGS ACROSS CANADA
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [600 words] 6/10/2025 10:31am (0 image)
Project BIONIC has resulted in the seizure of more than 27 kilograms and 64,000 tablets of 37 different illegal drugs and prescription medications, including fentanyl, hydromorphone, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA, destined to be shipped across Canada through various courier services and Canada Post. In November 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Covert Internet Intel...