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Probe Into ‘Sophisticated’ Drug-Trafficking Network Leads to Largest Gun Bust in Halton Police History
Police say the six-month probe recovered 24 handguns, 16.5 kilograms of cocaine and more than $375,000 in cash and cryptocurrency.
- On Tuesday, Halton Regional Police Service Chief Stephen Tanner announced the completion of Project Cyprus, a six-month investigation that resulted in the seizure of 24 U.S.-sourced handguns and the arrest of four men.
- Detectives dismantled a 'sophisticated' trafficking network operating across the Greater Toronto Area, executing nine search warrants in Vaughan and Oshawa to disrupt the high-volume operation.
- Tevin Moulton, Duo Chao Jason Xue, Sebastian Machado, and Todd Woodman face a combined total of more than 30 criminal charges including firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and possession of prohibited devices.
- Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie stated the operation seized 16.5 kilograms of cocaine, 16,000 oxycodone tablets, and over $375,000 in cash, representing a major disruption to a high-volume trafficking pipeline across the GTA.
- This operation marks the largest firearm seizure in the history of the Halton Regional Police Service, though police say the investigation remains active with detectives anticipating additional charges or arrests.
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Southern Ont. Police Service Records Biggest-Ever Gun Haul in Operation Against Drug and Weapons Network
A southern Ontario police force has dealt a blow to a drug‑trafficking and firearms network operating throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), after a bust resulted in the seizure of 24 handguns and large quantities of cocaine and opioids. Halton Regional Police confiscated the guns and drugs as part of Project Cyprus, a six-month long investigation into a “sophisticated and well-organized” drug trafficking network operating throughout Toronto…
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Probe into ‘sophisticated’ drug-trafficking network leads to largest gun bust in Halton police history
Halton Regional Police say an investigation into a “high-level drug trafficking network” operating throughout the Greater Toronto Area has resulted in the largest firearms bust in the department’s history.
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