$5.4 Million Drug Bust
Source: OPPDate: Thu Jun 12 06:43:26 MST 2025
(HAMILTON, ON) -An 11-month investigation into a drug trafficking network based in southwestern Ontario has resulted in the seizure of an alarming quantity of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. A total of 15 individuals are facing 140 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).
Launched in July 2024, Project GOLDEN was a London OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) intelligence-led initiative, with collaboration from the Norfolk County OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), investigating drug trafficking activity in southwestern Ontario.
Due to the multi-jurisdictional scope of the drug network and the large volumes of drugs involved, in November 2024, responsibility for Project GOLDEN was assumed by the OPP OCEB, the OPP-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit (PAFU), and the Hamilton Police Service (HPS), with support from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
On May 28, 2025, search warrants were executed on 16 residences and businesses and eight vehicles in Oxford County, Norfolk County, Hamilton, Mississauga, York Region, Burlington and Toronto by members from:
OPP OCEB
OPP PGNG
OPP PAFU
OPP Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit
OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit
OPP Emergency Response Team
OPP Forensic Identification Services
OPP CSCU members in Oxford County, Haldimand County, Norfolk County, Wellington County, Essex County, Bruce County, Middlesex County and Brant County
Hamilton Police Service
RCMP
Toronto Police Service Emergency Task Force
Peel Regional Police Tactical and Rescue Unit
Halton Regional Police Tactical Rescue Unit
As a result of the investigation, the following items with approximate quantities were seized:
38 kg of suspected fentanyl
19.5 kg of suspected methamphetamine
5.5 kg of suspected cocaine
34 g of psilocybin
14 g of suspected MDMA
Three firearms, including two handguns and a rifle
A prohibited weapon (brass knuckles)
$121,600 in Canadian currency
Three vehicles as offence-related property
The estimated street-value of the drugs seized is $5.4 million.
Illicit fentanyl can be imported from other source countries or domestically produced with precursor chemicals in clandestine laboratories. The investigation into the source of the illicit fentanyl in Project GOLDEN is ongoing. The fentanyl seized was enough for approximately 380,000 street-level doses – an amount capable of taking the lives of a moderately sized city. This is based on a dose of one point (0.1 grams) of fentanyl. Analysis shows the fentanyl seized through this investigation had been mixed and cut with other substances and was not pure fentanyl, meaning it varied in potency, which has been taken into consideration when estimating street-level doses.
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