Police seize $1.8M in cocaine during northwestern Ont. traffic stop

Ontario Provincial Police located 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth $1.8 million inside a vehicle in northwestern Ontario.

Two people from southern Ontario have been charged after police made a major drug bust late last month in the Municipality of Shuniah.

Just before 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, members of the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation under the Highway Traffic Act.

“During the investigation, officers located 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside the vehicle,” police said in a news release Tuesday.

“The estimated street value of the seized drugs is approximately $1.8 million.”

Two women -- a 26-year-old from Oshawa and a 29-year-old from Ajax, have been charged with drug trafficking offences. They are being held in custody ahead of a court appearance.

Anyone with information about the trafficking of illicit drugs is urged to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).