York Regional Police have reported that an investigation has resulted in the confiscation of over $200,000 worth of narcotics, including fentanyl, and more than a dozen firearms.
Sergeant Detective Jason Marcoux stated that the initiative known as “Project Madruga” commenced in February with a probe into a single suspect purportedly engaged in drug trafficking in Georgina, Ontario. The inquiry uncovered additional suspects allegedly collaborating with the initial suspect and extending the drug trafficking network from Toronto to Huntsville.
Marcoux mentioned that they collaborated with the OPP, who were concurrently investigating the same suspects, and executed multiple search warrants in York Region and Toronto on April 16 and April 8.
Among the items seized were 1,400 grams of raw fentanyl, 400 grams of cocaine, 70 grams of methamphetamines, 360 suspected opioid pills, over 260 grams of illicit cannabis, and more than CAD$7,000 in currency, totaling around $215,000 in street value, as per Marcoux.
Furthermore, seven handguns, four shotguns, and four rifles were confiscated.
Regarding the firearms, Marcoux elaborated, ““Of those, eight are restricted firearms, five are non-restricted, and two are prohibited. We also seized several over-capacity prohibited magazines,”.
He emphasized that the investigation did not uncover any drug transportation attempts into the United States and confirmed that the drug distribution was contained within Ontario, stating, ““We don’t know where it’s manufactured, unfortunately. Our investigation didn’t reveal that.”
Four men and two women have been arrested and are facing a total of 53 charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking and/or distribution, as well as firearm-related offenses.
Not in our region.
Project Madruga dismantled a drug trafficking ring operating in #Georgina and other areas, yielding $215,000 worth of fentanyl and other drugs and 15 firearms.
The investigation, which began in February, resulted in six suspects arrested and 53 charges laid.… pic.twitter.com/2aIjPdtXtI
— York Regional Police (@YRP) May 26, 2025
