Ontario drug bust seizes 1.7 tonnes narcotics

In July 2026, the Canada — Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced one of the largest drug busts by weight in Ontario, Canada. An intelligence-led cross-border investigation codenamed Project Bay dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network that used commercial transport routes to move narcotics into Canada. Nineteen people, most of Indian origin, were arrested; two remain at large. Many accused are truck drivers allegedly recruited to transport illicit consignments across the Canada-US border. Authorities seized about 973 kg of cocaine, 660 kg of methamphetamine, 49 kg of opium, 230 oxycodone tablets, 17 firearms, cash, and other items. The estimated street value of the drugs is over 139 million Canada — Canadian dollars (approx USD 97 million). The investigation began in January 2025 by the Canada — Windsor Police Service, later joined by the Canada — Canada Border Services Agency and other agencies. OPP Chief Superintendent Mike Stoddart described the seizure as a significant blow to organized crime.