Ontario(Canada)Indian origin Gagandip Thindal, 27, Simranjit Singh, 32, Kanwarpal Kular, 32, Jatinderpal Singh, 39, Jasvinder Sohi, 55, Tejwinder Sandhu, 29, Harjwinder Sandhu, 33, Haninderpal Grewal, 34, Tarminder Singh, 19, Avtar Sahota, 54, Gundeep Tariwal, 32, Mehakpreet Singh, 24 and Karandeep Singh, 27. Arrested among 19 here in the biggest drug crackdown. Nearly 1.7 tonnes of narcotics with an estimated value of over $97 million were seized.
An intelligence-led cross-border investigation, codenamed Project Bay, dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network that used commercial transport routes to move narcotics into Canada, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a press statement.
Many of the accused are truck drivers allegedly recruited to transport illicit consignments across the Canada-US border. According to the OPP, the investigation began in January 2025 after the Windsor Police Service launched a probe into drug trafficking.The Canada Border Services Agency joined the investigation a month later, with the probe eventually expanding to include the OPP and several other law enforcement agencies.
Police executed 22 search warrants between June 25 and July 20 at residences and businesses in Windsor, Corunna, LaSalle, Brampton, Kleinburg, Markham and Caledon.Authorities seized about 973 kg of cocaine, 660 kg of methamphetamine, 49 kg of opium, 230 oxycodone tablets, 17 firearms, about 80,000 Canadian dollars and USD 10,000 in cash, high-end jewellery, money counters, 43 mobile phones, six laptops and a vehicle.The estimated street value of the drugs seized is more than 139 million Canadian dollars (approx USD 97 million), the OPP said, describing it “one of the largest drug busts by weight in Ontario”.OPP Chief Superintendent Mike Stoddart described the seizure as a significant blow to organised crime, saying the operation had disrupted the cross-border flow of illegal drugs and firearms and prevented substantial harm to communities across Ontario.