Police in Hamilton, Ont., say two dozen folks have been arrested and 172 charges have been laid in an investigation right into a road gang allegedly answerable for violent crime throughout the province.
They are saying the investigation, dubbed Mission Churchill, started in 2019 when police famous a “significant rise” in violent crime in downtown Hamilton linked to a gang self-identified because the Sizzling Mali Squad.
They allege the gang is linked to homicides, drug trafficking, daytime shootings and robberies in Hamilton and neighbouring areas, together with Toronto, Waterloo and Halton.
Police say their investigation revealed the gang was linked to a Bahamas-based gang faction referred to as the Soiled South, which has allegedly smuggled and distributed unlawful firearms from the USA into the Toronto space.
They are saying the Hamilton Police Service, together with a number of different police forces, performed 17 search warrants throughout southern Ontario on Nov. 13.
They are saying 24 folks, together with a 17-year-old lady, are dealing with 172 charges.
Police say a 39-year-old man continues to be needed for arrest, and three of the accused are additionally needed in crimes within the Bahamas.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Nov. 26, 2024.
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