Police Shutdown Contraband Tobacco Facility at Six Nations; 15 Firearms Seized During Searches

Police shutdown contraband tobacco facility at Six Nations; 15 firearms seized during searches

A contraband tobacco manufacturing facility on Six Nations shutdown by police more than two weeks ago was allegedly operated by members of a non-Indigenous criminal network, according to police.

Local law enforcement agencies shut down illegal tobacco manufacturing facility in Six Nations of the Grand River

More than 25,000 kg (or 25 metric tonnes) of contraband tobacco and 15 firearms have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau’s (OCEB) began Project PANDA in February 2025 to support the Six Nations Police Service. This investigation involved a tobacco manufacturi…

Millions in contraband tobacco seized in shutdown of Six Nations manufacturing facility

Police seize more than 25,000 kg of tobacco and 15 firearms in probe of a non-Indigenous criminal network operating on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory

$6+ Million Tobacco & Weapons Bust

(SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ON) – More than 25,000 kg (or 25 metric tonnes) of contraband tobacco and 15 firearms have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau’s (OCEB) began Project PANDA in February 2025 to support the Six Nations Police Service. This inves…

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More than 25,000 kg (or 25 metric tonnes) of contraband tobacco and 15 firearms have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau’s (OCEB) began Project PANDA in February 2025 to support the Six Nations Police Service. This investigation involved a tobacco manufacturi…

25 tonnes of illegal tobacco worth $9M, guns and drugs seized in Ontario raids

Police have seized a massive 25 tonnes of contraband tobacco worth more than $9 million, 1,300 pounds of illegal cannabis and over a dozen guns in Ontario raids. The bust happened back in March during an investigation into a tobacco manufacturing facility on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory by the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Six Nations Police Service. The OPP says the facility was being run “by members of a non-Indi…