OPP seize $4.1M in drugs, dismantle Ontario and Quebec networks - BERITAJA

Ontario Provincial Police opportunity officers successful the state and Quebec person seized $4.1 cardinal successful narcotics and dismantled respective networks.

OPP made the announcement Monday arsenic portion of an investigation that began successful November 2025 dubbed Project Redline, which focused connected drug-trafficking activity successful Cornwall, Ont., and Montreal.

“Using galore investigative techniques, constabulary identified 4 independent criminal networks: 1 trafficking fentanyl, 2 trafficking cocaine, and 1 trafficking counterfeit medicine medications and cocaine,” constabulary said successful a news merchandise Monday.

“Further investigation revealed that 1 of the networks was linked to an individual presently incarcerated astatine a Montréal-area correctional facility.”

Last Thursday, 3 hunt warrants were executed astatine residences successful Cornwall and 4 successful Montreal. Police successful some provinces seized 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, 14 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 80,000 counterfeit medicine tablets.

The thoroughfare worth of those narcotics is about $4.1 million, constabulary said. The seized fentanyl equates to about 200,000 perchance lethal street-level doses, it added.

Thirteen individuals person been charged pinch a mixed 105 offences, including trafficking and possession of spot obtained by crime.

“Illicit fentanyl could beryllium imported from different root countries aliases domestically produced pinch precursor chemicals successful clandestine laboratories. The potency of the fentanyl has been taken into information erstwhile estimating street-level doses,” the OPP said.

“Cocaine is not domestically produced successful Canada and enters illegally done different root countries. The investigation into the root of the fentanyl and cocaine is ongoing, and grounds indicates the substances were intended for home waste and use.”