Seventeen individuals are dealing with charges following an 18-month investigation into the unlawful drug commerce working within the Ottawa space.
The Ottawa Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) supplied an replace on the “Mission Champion” investigation on Thursday, with 17 individuals dealing with a complete of 149 legal charges.
“Mission Champion’s mandate was to disrupt and arrest members of violent legal networks centered on the unlawful drug commerce working within the Ottawa space,” Chief Eric Stubbs instructed reporters.
“These people got here to our consideration throughout legal investigations that concerned violent crimes, together with homicides and shootings.”
Officers with Murder, Weapons and Gangs, Road Crime and Intelligence models, “focused legal organizations response for cocaine and drug trafficking and street-level gun violence,” police mentioned.
Police seized 6.5 kilograms of cocaine and a small quantity of crack cocaine, together with 5 weapons throughout the investigation.
The Ottawa Police Service supplied an replace on the “Mission Champion” investigation on Thursday, with 17 individuals dealing with a complete of 149 legal charges. (Katie Griffin/ Ontario Chronicle Ottawa)
The 149 charges differ by particular person, with police saying the costs embrace tried homicide, drug trafficking, possession of weapons, assault and assault police.
“Police additionally laid a number of charges of collaborating in and/or supporting a legal group,” police mentioned in a media launch. “These charges are important and spotlight the investigation’s give attention to people who deliberate, organized, and sustained legal actions, usually utilizing violence to keep up management.”
Police say 14 individuals have been arrested thus far.
Ontario Provincial Police supported the Ottawa police investigation.
“The objective was removed from easy; to disrupt this organized group’s involvement in unlawful narcotics in Ottawa and surrounding areas,” Det.-Insp. Mike Moore instructed reporters.
