23 Charged Across GTA in Fentantyl, Firearms Trafficking Case
- On June 4, 2025, authorities in the Greater Toronto Area laid charges against 23 people in connection with a major fentanyl and firearm trafficking investigation.
- The charges resulted from Project Chatter, a seven-month investigation launched in October 2024 targeting an organized trafficking network.
- Authorities carried out 15 coordinated raids in various communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area, resulting in the confiscation of 32 illegal guns and more than 700,000 fentanyl doses.
- Authorities confiscated fentanyl with an estimated street value surpassing $7 million, alongside over $130,000 in Canadian funds and $18,000 in U.S. Dollars.
- The arrests and charges mark a significant enforcement success aimed at dismantling a sophisticated criminal network operating throughout the GTA.
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23 suspects face more than 300 charges in firearm, drug trafficking probe in York Region: police
York Regional Police say 23 people are facing more than 300 charges following a seven-month drug trafficking and firearms investigation that began in Richmond Hill and ultimately led to the identification of multiple locations that were being used to cook and cut fentanyl.
Brantford man arrested after Project Chatter investigation
Investigators with the York Regional Police Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit (GGDEU) have charged 23 suspects following Project Chatter, an investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl and firearms within York Region and elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The investigation began in October 2024, when it was reported that an individual was involved in the trafficking of controlled substances across the GTA. Over seven months, the…
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