Toronto police have charged a 29-year-old after finding more than 280 kilograms of drugs in a stash house, which they say is the largest seizure of illicit drugs in the force’s history.
“While we have made large seizures before, these have occurred over several months. The drugs before me were taken from one person in one day,” Staff Supt. Lauren Pogue said at a news conference Thursday morning.
In front of her, investigators displayed 189 kilograms of powder cocaine, and 97 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, which officers believe to be worth $28 million. According to Pogue, members of the Toronto police’s drug squad were conducting an investigation near Yonge Street and The Esplanade on April 2. A 29-year-old suspect, who had 50 kilograms of powder cocaine in his possession, was stopped in an underground parking lot and taken into custody.
After obtaining a warrant, investigators searched a condo unit associated with the suspect, which they believe to be a stash house. It was there that they found the remaining cocaine and crystal methamphetamine. “We believe that the stash house was used to house these drugs and distribute to our local neighborhoods and our surrounding communities,” Inspector Mandeep Mann said.
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