A major transnational criminal network responsible for trafficking large quantities of cocaine into the Greater Toronto Area has been dismantled following the largest drug seizure in the history of the Peel region, police say.
A year-long investigation by Peel Regional Police known as Project Pelican led to the seizure of 479 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $47.9 million and the arrest of nine people, Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappa told reporters at a June 10 press conference.
The probe targeted a group of suspected drug traffickers who used commercial trucks to transport cocaine across the U.S. border into Canada….