The Ontario Provincial Police has announced a historic fentanyl seizure following two lengthy investigations that also dismantled a drug ring accused of using the dark web and Canada Post to ship drugs across the country.
Investigators seized “a staggering” 43.5 kilograms of fentanyl equalling approximately 435,000 potentially lethal street-level doses during its investigations, says Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner Thomas Carrique.
“To put that in perspective, a population of 435,000 would be the fifth-largest urban population centre in the province of Ontario,” Carrique said in a June 10 press conference at OPP General Headquarters in Orillia.
Police also seized more than $2.5 million worth of other drugs destined for shipment across nine provinces and territories, he said. The investigations, dubbed Project Bionic and Project Golden, have resulted in 19 people facing more than 200 charges under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act….