Northern Ontario Police Seize $1.4M in Fentanyl, Cocaine in Largest Drug Bust in Force’s History

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service in Northern Ontario has recorded its largest drug seizure to date, confiscating 10 kilograms of narcotics worth more than $1.4 million. Police handout photo

Sault Ste. Marie Police have seized $1.4 million in drugs and $124,000 in cash during a raid in the Northern Ontario city, marking the largest drug bust in the history of the police force.

Officers with the Crime Suppression Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment in the city at 6 a.m. on Oct. 21, according to an Oct. 27 police press release.