Seven people are facing charges after an RCMP bust at a synthetic drug lab in northern Ontario led to the seizure of more than $550,000 of suspected controlled substances.
A joint investigation with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) uncovered a network of individuals operating a clandestine drug laboratory on a property in Sturgeon Falls, along the Trans-Canada Highway, the RCMP said in a press release.
Sturgeon Falls is a town of nearly 7,000 residents located between Sudbury and North Bay on Highway 17.
Officers located and dismantled an active clandestine drug-producing laboratory after carrying out a series of search warrants at multiple locations in the area on June 18, police said. Investigators seized approximately 42 kilograms of suspected MDMA, 7 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine, and controlled precursor chemicals….