ONTARIO Provincial Police (OPP) announced that they have seized 72 illegal handguns and 66 prohibited devices following an investigation led by their Border Drug Interdiction Task Force (BDIT).
In February 2025, the OPP-led BDIT began an intelligence-led investigation into alleged cocaine trafficking. On Thursday, September 11, 2025, investigators identified a northbound tractor-trailer linked to the ongoing investigation, originating in Toronto. The tractor-trailer was subsequently stopped near Temiskaming Shores, and a search warrant was executed with assistance from:
• OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau
• OPP Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team
• OPP North East Region Community Street Crime
• OPP Canine Unit
• Temiskaming OPP
Two individuals from Brampton were arrested and charged with multiple offences, including weapons trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.
A 31-year-old South Asian has been charged with 72 counts of weapons trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine.
He was remanded into custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on a later date.
A 21-year-old South Asian has been charged with 72 counts of weapons trafficking and also was remanded into custody. He is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on October 22.
