DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS DECEMBER 18, 2024

DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS SEE 70 PEOPLE CHARGED
19 guns and more than eight million dollars worth of drugs seized 

LONDON, ON (December 18, 2024) – Between July and December of 2024, members of the London Police Service Guns and Gangs Section, with the assistance of members of various other areas within the service, seized multiple guns, drugs and cash from the streets of London. 

“The hard work of our members has delivered significant results.  We have seized large quantities of dangerous drugs, particularly fentanyl and carfentanil, which are driving the opioid crisis and taking far too many lives in our community.  Our continued enforcement efforts have also removed illegal firearms from our streets, contributing to a 48% reduction in gun violence in London.  These results reflect our strong commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of our city,” said Chief Thai Truong. 

“The safety of our community is the number one priority for the London Police Service, and our work continues. I commend our Guns and Gangs Section for the tremendous work they have done to make our community a safer place,” said Deputy Chief Paul Bastien. 

Detective Sergeant Josh Silcox, head of the LPS Guns and Gangs Section said, “Drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession poses a safety risk to everyone in our city. Combating drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession is a team effort that not only involves our team, but our community partners and all Londoners.” 

Since July of 2024, a total of 32 investigations by members of the Guns and Gangs Section resulted in multiple search warrants executed in London, with the following items seized as a result:  

• 16.9kg of fentanyl
• 14kg of Cocaine
• Close to 700 pounds of cannabis seized
• 27kg of cannabis resin products
• 2kg of Methamphetamine
• 2820 dilaudid pills
• 2249 Oxycodone pills
• 2.8kg of psilocybin
• Almost 1kg of carfentanil
• Over 1kg of MDMA
• 19 firearms seized
• Over $650,000 in cash proceeds of drug trafficking

The seized drugs are estimated to have a street value of approximately $8,404,427.

As a result of the warrants and seizures, a total of 70 people were charged resulting in a combined 160 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act charges, and 371 Criminal Code of Canada charges.

Anyone who wishes to report information in relation to firearms or illegal drug trafficking is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers.  

For media inquiries, contact:

Sgt. Sandasha Bough
Media Relations Officer
C. 519-854-8576
Email. Media Officer

*For the link to today's press conference, click here.