Ontario police announced the detention of nineteen individuals in connection with a massive drug bust that uncovered almost 1.7 tonnes of narcotics valued at more than $97 million (approximately 139 million Canadian dollars).
The operation, identified as Project Bay, was an intelligence‑driven, cross‑border effort that targeted a suspected trafficking network exploiting commercial transport corridors to move illegal substances into Canada, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a statement.
According to the OPP, the probe began in January 2025 after the Windsor Police Service opened an investigation into drug trafficking. The Canada Border Services Agency joined a month later, and the inquiry eventually expanded to involve the OPP and several other law‑enforcement bodies.
Authorities described the scheme as a broker‑style model operating within the logistics sector, wherein drivers were allegedly hired to conceal contraband inside legitimate shipments crossing the Canada‑U.S. border.
Searches conducted under twenty‑two warrants between June 25 and July 20 targeted homes and businesses in Windsor, Corunna, LaSalle, Brampton, Kleinburg, Markham and Caledon.
Seized items included roughly 973 kg of cocaine, 660 kg of methamphetamine, 49 kg of opium, 230 oxycodone tablets, seventeen firearms, about C$80,000 and US$10,000 in cash, high‑end jewellery, money‑counting devices, forty‑three mobile phones, six laptops and a vehicle.
Among those taken into custody were 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). Police indicated that most of the accused are believed to be of Indian origin, and that many are truck drivers allegedly recruited to transport the illicit loads.
Two additional suspects remain at large.
This seizure represents a major setback for organised crime,” OPP Chief Superintendent Mike Stoddart said. “It has disrupted the cross‑border flow of illegal drugs and firearms and averted serious harm to communities throughout Ontario.
The OPP characterized the haul as “one of the largest drug busts by weight in Ontario,” emphasizing its impact on criminal networks operating in the province.