(OTTAWA, ON) – Ten people are facing a combined 58 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) after a drug trafficking investigation in Ottawa and the surrounding communities.



In late 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began a drug trafficking investigation in Ottawa. Between March 3 and 5, 2025, members from the OPP-led PGNG, OPP Provincial Auto Theft and Towing Team, OPP Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit, Sϋretι du Quιbec, Ottawa Police Service, Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau and Canada Border Services Agency executed six search warrants on residences in Ottawa, Gatineau and Renfrew, and three vehicle search warrants.



The following items were seized:



Two firearms
Approximately 1.17 kg of suspected cocaine
Approximately 8 g of suspected fentanyl
More than 150 pregabalin tablets
More than 390 alprazolam tablets
More than 100 hydromorphone tablets
$187,419 in Canadian currency
Two vehicles as offence-related property
Nine cell phones
Digital scales
Pepper spray
Luxury watches and jewellery
Two money counters
Packaging material
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $113,000.

Further details relating to the accused and their respective charges can be found in the attached Addendum of Charged Persons.

Anyone with any information about illegal firearms or the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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