The London Police Service has seized 34.6 kilograms of fentanyl, marking the biggest fentanyl bust in the city’s history. The street value of fentanyl seized amounts to $2,773,200. Among the fentanyl, other items were seized: Warrants were executed at six homes in London, North York, and Hamilton on April 29. “This evidence revealed a sophisticated and well-established operation, one that was taking highly potent fentanyl, processing it with various additives, preparing it for sale, and eventual consumption,” said Det. Sgt. Jon Meinen. Four men have been charged in the investigation: 44-year-old Mark Barreiras of Toronto, 23-year-old Sajid Bin Saleh of Toronto, 33-year-old Jordayne Anthony Brown of London, and 24-year-old Rohan Reid of London. They face the following charges: Barreiras has additionally been charged with: Reid has additionally been charged with one count of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order. “Even just these drugs getting to the street, for the investments we made, stopping these drugs from getting off the street is totally worth the money we’re spending,” said Mayor Josh Morgan. “Because yes, it is taxpayers’ dollars, but these drugs will kill a lot of taxpayers in the city if they were to get out there.”
