An alliance of law enforcement agencies across Canada seized 386 kilograms of fentanyl and analogues in less than half a year, with the bulk of the seizures taking place in Ontario and British Columbia, the RCMP says.
The national initiative, dubbed the National Fentanyl Sprint 2.0, was coordinated by the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime (CIROC), and involved more than 100 law enforcement and intelligence agencies across the country in an effort to combat fentanyl trafficking in Canada.
“The results we are sharing today speak to the dedication, collaboration, and tenacity of law enforcement members nationwide,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Bonnie Ferguson said during a Dec. 2 media briefing. “Agencies [are] working aggressively to disrupt fentanyl importation, production, and trafficking.”…