Guns and drugs taken off London streets
A month’s long investigation by London police has led to over 20 charges and a number of weapons and drugs taken off city streets.
Dating back to March, officers entered homes on Sarnia Road and Princess Avenue.
According to police, the following items were seized:
- Loaded .45 caliber prohibited handgun (reported stolen)
- Loaded .45 caliber restricted handgun (serial number removed)
- 14 grams carfentanil
- 582 grams of fentanyl
- 1431 grams of methamphetamine
- 149 grams of cocaine
- 379 grams of psyilocybin
- 44 Ritalin pills
- 411 Dilaudid pills
- 32 oxycodone pills
- 285 rounds of ammunition (various types)
- Ballistic vest
- Numerous digital scales
- Numerous cellular phones
- Money counter
- Approximately $1620 in cash
- 5090 grams of cutting agent
Total value of drugs seized: $249,265
A total of seven people ranging in age from 21 years to 30 years old, all from North York, Toronto or London, are charged.
Charges include posses restricted or prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a license and possess firearm obtained by crime
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead following prison attack
Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, who preyed on women he lured from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to his rural pig farm, has died.
2 children among 5 people hospitalized after head-on crash on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa's west end
Two young children and three adults were seriously injured in a major collision on Highway 417 between Palladium Drive and Carp Road in Ottawa's west end Friday afternoon.
DND moving 1,000 employees out of Ottawa office building due to safety concerns
The Department of National Defence is moving approximately 1,000 employees out of an office building in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood, citing safety concerns for its employees.
Baby dead after being delivered via emergency C-section to woman who was in police custody
A newborn is dead after being delivered via emergency C-section to a woman in police custody.
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.
Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: 'I am completely heartsick and devastated'
Jennifer Lopez has cancelled her 2024 North American tour, representatives for Live Nation confirmed to The Associated Press.
This Calgary home has a giant tree in the middle, and it's for sale
There's a luxury 'tree home' for sale in Calgary.
'We will go with the majority': Liberals slammed by opposition over proposal to delay next election
The federal Liberal government learned Friday it might have to retreat on a proposal within its electoral reform legislation to delay the next vote by one week, after all opposition parties came out to say they can't support it.
These are the recalls in Canada this week
Health Canada recalled various items this week, including more unauthorized products, counterfeit drugs and bassinets.