Southern Ont. Police Service Records Biggest-Ever Gun Haul in Operation Against Drug and Weapons Network

Southern Ont. Police Service Records Biggest-Ever Gun Haul in Operation Against Drug and Weapons Network
Halton Regional Police say 24 firearms were seized in Project Cyprus, a six-month investigation into a drug and firearm trafficking network. The guns were displayed at a May 19, 2026, press conference at the Halton Regional Police Service headquarters in Oakville, Ont. Police handout photo
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A southern Ontario police force has dealt a blow to a drug‑trafficking and firearms network operating throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), after a bust resulted in the seizure of 24 handguns and large quantities of cocaine and opioids.
Halton Regional Police confiscated the guns and drugs as part of Project Cyprus, a six-month long investigation into a “sophisticated and well-organized” drug trafficking network operating throughout Toronto as well as the Halton, York, and Durham regions, investigators announced at a May 19 press conference.