Canada's Top Five Multi-Million Dollar Busts

Being from Canada is not always fun and easygoing like many think. We have our fair share of crime here and drug problems are common among the residents here just like any other country. With that said, I would like to share with all of you the 5 most recent multi million dollar drug busts we have had here in the past 2 years.

Bust 1

Our first million dollar drug bust took place in an Auto Parts parking lot in the early morning hours of November 23, 2005 in the Toronto area. While police where searching for another vehicle they noticed two men talking at the back of a transport trailer and decided to check it out. As the police approached, one of the men proceeded to close the trailer doors and lock them. After a short while of speaking to the two men in different cop cars, the stories were not matching and that is when police decided to search the transport. After a quick search with police dogs, the officers came across 280 pounds of high-grade marijuana worth over 1 million dollars on the street. Both men have been charged with possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy to posses with intent. Both charges have sentences up to fifteen years each.                                                                                                                                                      

Bust 2

This second bust is a little larger and more organized. On Thursday morning November 23, 2006 at 10am Toronto police, arrested three men in connection with marijuana grow operation, which spanned nearly 2 dozen apartments in a single Toronto high rise. One of the men was the Superintendent of the building. More then 6,000 marijuana plants where seized from 22 apartments, worth an estimated six million dollars. Another 15 kilograms of dried product was found worth nearly forty five thousand dollars. All three men face charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and five counts of possession for trafficking.

Bust 3

On January 28, 2007 after years of investigations Richmond, Burnaby and Vancouver police executed five search warrants and arrested five people in connection to one of Canada’s biggest drug rings. Police found kilos of ecstasy pills. In one house alone police found over $500,000 dollars worth of methamphetamine and $150,000 worth of ecstasy powder and 9 pill presses.  Another home that was searched yield over $3 million in other drugs and more ecstasy. Most of the houses that had warrants served on them turned out to be storage for the ready made street product. All eight people face many charges and all are still in jail.

Bust 4

On February 8, 2007, Halton police pulled over a Brampton man after receiving a tip. After a quick search police where stunned to find over $8 million worth of uncut pure cocaine hidden in a shipment of carrots. If the cocaine was diluted like, it normally is before hitting the streets then it would have been worth over $20 million. This is the largest-ever cocaine seizer in Halton’s history. Police also believe the Colombians are linked to the connection of this shipment. The Brampton man was charged in connection of the drug bust.

Bust 5

Friday October 19, 2007 Toronto police pulled over a vehicle with three men in it. After a search of the vehicle, police came across 125,000 ecstasy pills weighing in at about 15 kilograms. Discovery of the pills lead police to a nearby Toronto home, which was used as marijuana, grow operation the year before and busted. The house was entered again by police, RCMP and Health Canada and found over $20 million worth of ecstasy and equipment to make it.

These are the five most recent multi-million dollar drug busts we have had here in the past few years.