A 35-year-old man is accused of transporting drugs between Toronto and Montreal

A 35-year-old man faces dozens of major weapons and drug charges stemming from an investigation into cocaine being transported between Toronto and Montreal.

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Ontario Provincial Police say a total of 20 illegal firearms and 73 kilograms of illegal drugs have been seized by the joint efforts of the OPP-led Provincial Gun and Gang Enforcement Group (PGNG).

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“Working in partnership with law enforcement agencies in Quebec, the OPP-led PGNG disrupted interprovincial movement of controlled substances,” said Det.-Insp. Lee Fulford, OPP Organized Crime Bureau, in a statement released Wednesday.

“We will continue to work together to bring to justice those responsible for drug and firearms trafficking,” he added.

As a result of a search of a house and a car in Toronto, 60 kilograms of cocaine, 13 kilograms of meth, 19 pistols, one assault rifle, 3,000 cartridges, 53 magazines, four drum magazines, 66 Glock automatic switches, three bullets were seized. protective vest and one ballistic helmet. Handout image /Ontario Provincial Police

The OPP PGNG said the Service de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) assisted the Organized Crime Unit in a drug trafficking investigation that uncovered large amounts of cocaine allegedly transported in and around Toronto and Montreal.

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Toronto police officers also “provided critical assistance to the successful outcome of this investigation,” the OPP said.

As a result of a search of a house and a car in Toronto, 60 kilograms of cocaine, 13 kilograms of meth, 19 pistols, one assault rifle, 3,000 cartridges, 53 magazines, four drum magazines, 66 Glock automatic switches, three bullets were seized. protective vest and one ballistic helmet. Handout image /Ontario Provincial Police

PGNG executed two search warrants for a vehicle and a residence on Riedel Avenue – near Allen Street. and Eglinton Avenue W. – March 27 in Toronto.

The search yielded approximately 60 kilograms of cocaine, 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, 19 handguns, one assault rifle, 3,000 rounds of ammunition, 53 magazines, four drum magazines, and 66 Glock automatic switches (used to convert firearms). , three bulletproof vests and one ballistic helmet.