TORONTO, Canada – The Toronto Police announced on Tuesday the dismantling of a criminal organization that during the past six months transported more than a ton of narcotics from Mexico to Canada, in what is the largest drug seizure in the history of this city Canadian.
The gang transported cocaine, marijuana and other narcotics in hidden compartments in trucks.
In a press conference, the authorities explained that the compartments were so sophisticated that they could not be detected with the X-ray machines installed at the border points of Canada with the United States to detect the illegal transport of goods or people.
Toronto Police Chief James Ramer declared that the criminal organization was “very sophisticated” and that the compartments, which were located in the tractor head of the trucks behind a hydraulically activated hatch, could carry up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of drugs per trip.
The origin of the drug was Mexico, from there it was transferred to California, United States, and then it was transported by trucks to Canada.
Police said that after months of investigations 20 people have been arrested and another two are on the run. A police source pointed out that none of the detainees is of Mexican origin.
It was also agreed that the son of “El Mayo” Zambada will pay at least $ 5 million of his earnings from drug trafficking to the Department of Justice.
Among those arrested is Jason Hall, 43, whose nickname was “Trap Maker”, for being responsible for building the secret compartments in which the drugs were transported.
The Police indicated that the Brisa Project, as the anti-drug operation has been called, had the collaboration of the United States security forces, who were also in contact with the police forces in Mexico.
In total, Toronto Police seized 444 kilograms (978 pounds) of cocaine, 182 kilograms (401 pounds) of methamphetamine, 427 kilograms (941 pounds) of marijuana, 300 pills of oxycodine, 966,020 Canadian dollars ($ 805,685), 16 cars and five tractor units that transported the drugs.
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