Durham Regional Police say they have taken 16 illegal firearms off the streets in a months-long multi-jurisdictional investigation into criminal group '22-30.'
The six-month investigation, dubbed Project Burton, involved a criminal group that police say called themselves 22-30. It operated primarily in north Oshawa trafficking firearms, but police say their criminal activity spread as far as British Columbia.Durham Regional Police say they have taken 16 illegal firearms off the streets after a months-long multi-jurisdictional investigation into a criminal group called '22-30.
"The origin of the name 22-30 stems from a double homicide that occurred at the on Simcoe St. N in Oshawa on June 25, 2022," said Durham Regional Police Chief Peter Moreira. Through the police investigation, Durham police say 16 illegal firearms were taken off the streets. They also seized one kilogram of cocaine, one kilogram of fentanyl and about $80,000 in Canadian currency.Police say the charges the 32 individuals face include firearms trafficking, illegal possession of weapons, cocaine and fentanyl trafficking, and fraud over $5,000. Some of those arrested have been released on bail."Predictably, 13 of those individuals were subsequently released on bail.
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