Drug Trafficking Canada: Police bust major drug trafficking ring in York region, Indo-Canadians among dozens charged
Toronto: Investigators with Canada's York Regional Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Peel Regional Police, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, have busted a major international drug trafficking network near Toronto in Ontario.
The links of the network extended to Western Canada, the United States and India.
The seizures included 48 firearms, $730,000 in cash and $2.5 million worth of drugs – including heroin found at a children’s indoor play centre in Brampton.
In May 2020, officers began an investigation, dubbed Project Cheetah, into a robust network involved in importing large quantities of cocaine, ketamine, heroin and opium into Canada, read a statement issued by the York Regional Police.
The drugs were then distributed across the country through a sophisticated system run by the traffickers.
On Thursday April 8, 2021, police in Ontario, British Columbia and California executed more than 50 search warrants, resulting in 33 people charged with more than 130 criminal offences.
Officers seized approximately $2.3 million worth of drugs including: Ten kilograms of cocaine, eight kilograms of ketamine, three kilograms of heroin and 2.5 kilograms of opium. Investigators also seized 48 firearms and $730,000 in Canadian currency.
“The success of this investigation is a testament to the effective cooperation among multiple agencies across jurisdictions as we pursue the shared objective of public safety,” said Inspector Marwan Zogheib, Officer in Charge, RCMP Toronto West Detachment.
“The RCMP’s resources across Canada and overseas and our partnership with York Regional Police provide a multiplier effect to our collective efforts to dismantle such criminal networks.”
“Peel Regional Police were pleased to have joined with York Regional Police and the RCMP on Project Cheetah. This drug trafficking network was active throughout the Greater Toronto Area and negatively impacted our communities,” said Superintendent Dermot Coughlan – Intelligence Operations. “By working together with our law enforcement partners, the project was successfully concluded and I want to thank the members from the multiple agencies for helping to make our communities safer.”
As per Insauga website, here are the Brampton residents who have been charged:
Parshotem Malhi, age 54
Trafficking Methamphetamine
Six counts of Trafficking Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Methamphetamine
Six counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Possession of Identity Documents
Rupinder Dhillion, age 37
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Methamphetamine
Sanveer Singh, age 25
Failure to Comply with Order
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Haripal Nagra, age 45
Trafficking - Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opium
Hassam Syed, age 30
Trafficking - Heroin
Possession - Heroin
Possession - Methamphetamine
Pritpal Singh, age 56
Trafficking - Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Heroin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession of a Controlled Substance - Opium
Three counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Possession of Counterfeit Money
Harkiran Singh, age 33
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Heroin
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Lakhpreet Brar, age 29
Three counts of Trafficking Ketamine
Trafficking Heroin
Three counts of Trafficking Opium
Conspiracy to Traffic Ketamine
Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin
Conspiracy to Traffic Opium
Four counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Balwinder Dhaliwal, age 60
Two counts of Trafficking Cocaine
Two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine
Sukhmanpreet Singh, age 23
Possession of a Controlled Substance - Heroin
Khushal Bhinder, age 36
Trafficking Cocaine
Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opium
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Prabhjeet Mundian, age 34
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opium
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Vansh Arora, age 24
Trafficking Cocaine
Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opium
Careless Storage of Ammunition
Simranjeet Narang, age 28
Trafficking Opium
Two counts of Trafficking Cocaine
Conspiracy to Traffic Opium
Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine
Three counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Gaganpreet Gill, age 28
Trafficking Cocaine
Sukjit Dhaliwal, age 47
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Heroin
Possession of a Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine
Possession of a Controlled Substance - Oxycodone
Chinedu Ajoku, age 51
Trafficking Heroin
Harjot Singh, age 31
Two counts of Trafficking Heroin
Trafficking Methamphetamine
Sukhjit Dhugga, age 35
Trafficking Ketamine
Conspiracy to Traffic Ketamine
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - Ketamine
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Residents of Toronto, Vaughan, Caledon and Woodstock also face charges
Police are also searching for one other man
Gurbinder Sooch, 41, of no fixed address who is facing the following charges:
Five counts of Trafficking Ketamine
Four counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Conspiracy to Traffic Ketamine
Trafficking Opium
Two counts of Trafficking Heroin
Conspiracy to Import Heroin
Fail to Comply with Release Order
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