$200K worth of drugs, guns seized in multi-city drug bust

In a press release Monday, police said they had laid 42 drugs and firearms-related charges after executing nine search warrants on Thursday in Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Carleton Place, and Gatineau.

In a press release Monday, police said they had laid 42 drugs and firearms-related charges after executing nine search warrants on Thursday in Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Carleton Place, and Gatineau.

An OPP-led joint forces guns and gangs team began looking into what it called a "criminal network" trafficking illegal drugs — from crystal meth to cocaine — in July. Police provided a long list of items seized, valued at about $200,000 dollars altogether.

The items include 2.4 kilograms of crack cocaine, 6,898 suspected methamphetamine tablets, a handful of suspected ecstasy pills, four rifles and one loaded shotgun, eight handguns (including one that was loaded), a crossbow and brass knuckles, large quantities of U.S. and Canadian cash, and two cars — a BMW and stolen Ford pickup truck.

Four of the people charged are from Ottawa — a 46-year-old, 40-year-old, 35-year-old, and a 31-year-old. Police have also charged a 40-year-old from Gatineau and a 32-year-old from Carleton Place. Some of the accused were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday and others on Dec. 5.