Police seize nearly $60M worth of drugs from suspected Toronto stash houses in single-day bust

Toronto police have seized more than 600 kilograms of narcotics, setting a new record for the largest single-day bust in the force’s history.
The drugs were seized during the execution of search warrants at two suspected stash houses on Oct. 5.

Police say that the “staggering haul, which is made up of 520 kilograms of methamphetamine and 151 kilograms of cocaine, would likely have a street value of approximately $58 million.

“I cannot understate the significance of a seizure of this size or the social cost these drugs would have inflicted on our communities,” Supt. Mandeep Man told reporters during a news conference.

“The drugs that were seized in the stash houses were destined for our neighborhoods. Intercepting the flow of these drugs has prevented possible overdoses, which we all know is an epidemic facing our communities as we speak.”

Man said that police believe that the narcotics were imported over the U.S. border and were slated for distribution locally.

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