More than $2 million worth of drugs have been seized, and nine people have been charged following an investigation into an alleged criminal network importing illegal narcotics into Canada and distributing them in the Greater Toronto Area and other provinces.
Photo shows the items seized by police during searches in the Greater Toronto Area on March 1, 2024.
Investigators found that illegal drugs were exported from Middle Eastern countries into other countries, including Canada, using various concealment methods, police said. Last month, investigators executed 11 search warrants in the GTA, which resulted in the seizure of 89.6 kilograms of opium, 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, one Smith and Wesson .40 calibre firearm and about $310,000 bulk currency.Nine people were also taken into custody during the search.
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