Southern Ontario Drug Trafficking Probe Nets 11 Arrests, 56 Charges

Published on September 10, 2024

Eleven people are facing 56 charges following a four-month investigation into a drug trafficking network operating along the Toronto-Hamilton corridor. Known as Project Catfish, the investigation began in May and culminated in a substantial seizure of drugs and firearms Sept. 5 when investigators simultaneously executed nine search warrants in Burlington, Hamilton, Toronto, Dunnville, and Cambridge, according to a police press release. The raids, which targeted both residences and vehicles, were spearheaded by Halton Regional Police and Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police with the help of Waterloo Regional Police, Hamilton Police, Toronto Police, and Niagara Regional Police. Officers seized four kilograms of methamphetamine, three kilograms of cocaine, 115 grams of oxycodone, 950 grams of fentanyl, $120,000 in cash, and two vehicles, as well as two loaded Smith and Wesson handguns, a Glock firearm, ammunition and a prohibited gun magazine, and two crossbows....

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