US EditionOrganized Crime Group Stole Baby Products and Exchanged Them for Drugs: Police
PEEL REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY, ONTARIO, JUL 28 – Eleven people face 33 charges for stealing over $30,000 in baby products and trading them for cocaine and other drugs in a four-month Peel police investigation.
- Peel Regional Police arrested 11 people and charged them with 33 offences related to drug trafficking and stolen baby products in Mississauga in 2025.
- The arrests followed a four-month investigation called Project Bengal, launched after community complaints of drug activity in Mississauga’s Meadowvale area.
- Police identified two locations connected to the suspects—one for holding stolen baby formula and vitamins, and another for drug consumption—using security footage from retail partners and various investigative methods.
- Officers executed simultaneous raids, seizing over half a kilogram of cocaine, other narcotics, about $30,000 worth of stolen merchandise, and proceeds of crime.
- Deputy Chief Marc Andrews credited community trust and collaboration for enabling the arrests, which dismantled an organized crime ring trafficking drugs and stolen retail goods.
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Crime ring exchanged stolen baby formula for drugs in Mississauga, Ont.: police - Toronto
Police say 11 people face charges after an investigation into drug trafficking in Mississauga that allegedly involved exchanging stolen baby formula and other products for drugs.
11 arrested after stolen baby formula exchanged for drugs in Mississauga, Peel police say
An organized group stole $30,000 worth of stolen retail goods, including baby formula, from stores across the Meadowvale area, including Rexall, and exchanged them for drugs, investigators say.
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Crime ring exchanged stolen baby formula for drugs in Mississauga, Ont.: police
Police say 11 people face charges after an investigation into drug trafficking in Mississauga, Ont., that allegedly involved exchanging stolen baby formula and other products for drugs.
Organized crime group stole baby products and exchanged them for drugs: police
Peel police have made nearly a dozen arrests following a months-long investigation into an “organized retail crime group” that they say was stealing high-demand baby products and exchanging them for drugs.
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