WINDSOR, Ont. -- A six-month cross-border joint police operation has busted an extensive ecstasy and methamphetamine ring that ferried drugs from the Toronto area to Windsor and Michigan.
A total of 25 Canadian and U.S. residents are facing charges in the operation the Canada Border Services Agency, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and police departments in Windsor and Michigan.
The investigation identified an organization that was bringing drugs from the Toronto area to Windsor. Various methods were then used to courier the drugs across the border.
Authorities managed to intercept about 55,000 ecstasy tablets and analysis revealed some of the tablets also contained methamphetamine.
"Cooperation has made it possible for the police and law enforcement to work quickly and effectively on trans-border cases such as this," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Joe Kispal, the head of the Windsor RCMP drug unit.
"The results speak for themselves when we are able to seize illegal commodities on both sides of the border."
Facing charges are 16 Canadian residents, including 13 from Windsor and three from Toronto, and nine residents of the U.S.
Windsor Star