London, Ontario police and OPP seize 31 crime guns of U.S. origin and 1.25 kg of fentanyl in major enforcement action against illegal trafficking.
A year-long London, Ont.-based investigation into the alleged trafficking of illegal firearms, fentanyl and cocaine has concluded.
A total of 214 charges have been laid against 11 people who police say are associated with multiple criminal networks. Investigators also seized drugs with an estimated street value of more than $2 million.
According to police, the amount of fentanyl seized works out to 125,000 potentially lethal street-level doses. That’s enough to take the lives of a quarter of the population of London, police said.
In the fall of 2024, London Police Service (LPS) started an investigation into increased violence involving firearms.
As the LPS investigation progressed, police said the involvement of illegal firearms and the scope of the identified criminal networks prompted the launch of Project ALIAS in January 2025.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) and the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) were brought in to work with London police on this intelligence-led investigation.
At a press conference held in London on Thursday morning, investigators said they identified multiple criminal networks allegedly capable of sourcing illegal firearms and high-capacity magazines, as well as large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine.
Police said the investigation also revealed collaboration between these independently operated criminal networks, and while multiple criminal networks were identified, the involved individuals are not associated with a single, known organized crime group or network.
As investigators analyzed the roles of individuals within the identified criminal networks, evidence showed that while most of the activity involved the trafficking of firearms and drugs within Ontario, two individuals were allegedly involved in sourcing firearms from the United States.
According to police, the criminal networks were also allegedly involved in high-level domestic trafficking of large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. Initial analysis of the seized fentanyl indicated that, while the purity was relatively high, it had been mixed with other substances. As a result, the product was not pure fentanyl and potency varied.
Items seized :
- 31 crime guns
- 25 prohibited devices, including over-capacity magazines and auto switches.
- 31 crime guns
- 25 prohibited devices, including over-capacity magazines and auto switches
- Imitation firearm
- 12.5 kg suspected fentanyl
- 4.5 kg suspected cocaine
- 275 oxycodone pills
- 460 hydromorphone pills
- 75 alprazolam pills
- CAN $64,000
- Two vehicles as offence-related property
- High-end jewellery
- Cell phones and electronic devices
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