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It's 'the largest seizure of fentanyl in OPP history,' commissioner says after Project Golden drug bust • June 11, 2025, 2:55 AM ET (CBC)

Total cocaine smuggling haul worth more than £10m, court told • June 10, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (BBC)

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31 suspects arrested with cocaine, Kush & others in major drug bust • May 19, 2025, 2:04 AM ET (The Point)

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