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Project Odeon a success

from NewsNow E-Edition August 17 2023

from NewsNow E-Edition August 17 2023, page 4

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The Aug. 2 raid at a Sixteen Road farm in West Lincoln was part of a a massive, seven-month investigation which netted Project Odeon huge results.

Hamilton Police Service along with the Ontario Provincial Police, York Regional Police, Toronto Police Service and several other law enforcement agencies have dismantled a significant producer of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the Greater Hamilton and Toronto area.

Warrants were executed in Hamilton, Mount Albert, Smithville, Toronto, Whitchurch-Stouffville, and Vaughan.

Project Odeon began after police discovered a clandestine laboratory during an overdose death investigation in November 2021 at a residence on Hamilton’s Mountain. Investigators subsequently suspected a link between this death, an earlier overdose resulting in hospitalization and a death at a Toronto condominium. These all occurred within days of each other.

In total, investigators seized the following items:

* An operational fentanyl drug lab at 6800 Sixteen Road, Smithville.

• A dismantled fentanyl drug lab at 4057 Bethesda Road, Stouffville.

• Approximately 3.5 tons of chemical byproduct from fentanyl production.

• 800 gallons of chemicals commonly used in the production of fentanyl

• Lab equipment commonly used in the production of fentanyl

• 64.1 kg of illicit drugs, including 25.6 kg of fentanyl, 18 kg methamphetamine, 6 kg of ketamine

• A loaded, Glock firearm and ammunition and four extended magazines

• Over $350,000 of seized proceeds, including cars, jewelry, furniture and cash

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