A record amount of cocaine linked to a notorious Toronto cartel has been seized

Canadian authorities have seized $83 million worth of cocaine linked to a notorious Mexican cartel, officials announced Tuesday, in the largest drug bust in Toronto history.

More than 835 kilograms of cocaine is alleged to have ties to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which The Ministry of Justice described it As “one of the most violent and productive drug trafficking organizations in the world.”

Officers discovered 475 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck, and the remaining amount was confiscated in caches, Toronto police said in a statement. press release. Police said the truck and its cargo were part of a larger cross-border drug smuggling operation from Mexico.

The seized cocaine was part of an ongoing investigation called Project Castillo that began in August.

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demchio He said Tuesday The cocaine was certain to end up in other Canadian territories, from Newfoundland to British Columbia.

“I can tell you that removing 835 kilograms of cocaine from our streets will make a huge difference in the well-being of our communities,” Demcchio said.

Officers arrested six people in the investigation, including two Mexican citizens who entered Canada legally and four Canadians

Arrest warrants have been issued for three other suspects, two Mexican nationals and a 60-year-old Canadian from Niagara Falls.

Jalisco Cartel It produced millions of doses of deadly fentanyl and smuggled them into the United States, often disguised to look like Xanax, Percocet, or oxycodone. Pimples cause approx 70,000 deaths due to overdoses Annually in the United States.