Ottawa, Gatineau residents facing 61 charges in drug trafficking network
Posted Jan 16, 2026 11:20:34 AM.
Last Updated Jan 16, 2026 11:26:05 AM.
Three people are still on the run after Ottawa police dismantled a prolific drug trafficking network within the National Capital Region.
According to a release by officials, the year-long investigation ended with seven people from the Ottawa and Gatineau areas facing 61 criminal charges. Police noted that the additional suspects they are looking for are expected to face a further 11 offences.
In eight search warrants executed in Ottawa and two across the river, on Jan. 12, police said they seized a large quantity of drugs, three handguns, two vehicles and almost $200,000 in cash.
Officials found:
- Cocaine: 1,894.9 grams
- Crack cocaine: 47.8 grams
- Fentanyl: 470.6 grams
- MDA: 854.5 grams
- Crystal methamphetamine: 335.7 grams
- MDMA: 6.1 grams
- Hydromorphone: 1,130 pills
- Oxycodone: 14 pills
- Pregabalin: 80 pills
- Liquid hydromorphone: 42.5 mL
- Unknown powder: 1,177.6 grams
“Drug trafficking brings real harm into our neighbourhoods – it fuels addiction and overdoses, increases the presence of illegal firearms, and creates ripple effects for families, schools, and local businesses,” said Staff Sergeant Jamie McGarry of the OPS Drugs and Street Crime Unit. “The Ottawa Police will keep targeting the people who profit from this activity and working with partners to reduce the flow of illegal drugs and guns in our community.”
Police in the nation’s capital worked with Ontario Provincial Police, Gatineau and Toronto police and the Canada Border Services Agency.
