OPP bust 'darkweb' drug ring - Project Bionic, Project Golden

OPP dismantled a drug ring that used the dark web and Canada Post to ship drugs across the country. Cops seized more than $2.5 million worth of drugs from a group that ran the online “marketplace.” On March 10, OPP arrested two at a Canada Post location in Ottawa and seized 86 packages containing various drugs that were about to be shipped nationwide. Cops executed four search warrants in the Ottawa area which led them to seize a total of 27 kilos and 64,000 tablets of 37 different illegal drugs, as well as a stolen 2018 Ferrari 488 Spider convertible, 11 other stolen vehicles valued at $730,000, a handgun, and $95,000 in cash. 4 bums from Ottawa are facing a combined 85 charges.

OPP also unveiled the results of a second investigation which yielded the force’s largest-ever fentanyl seizure. Project Golden resulted in 140 charges against 15 who were trafficking dope in southwestern Ontario. Cops landed 38 kilos of fentanyl, 19.5 kilos of meth and 5.5 kilos of cocaine. Also seized were three guns and $121,600 in cash. Estimated street value of the drugs is $5.4 million.