Four charged after $2.3M in suspected fentanyl seized in Brampton probe

The suspected fentanyl police seized on Feb. 10 (OPP photo).

More than $2.3 million worth of suspected fentanyl was seized and four individuals have been charged following an interprovincial drug trafficking investigation that spanned between Alberta and the Greater Toronto Area.

In a news release, police say the investigation, dubbed “Project OLLIE,” began in May 2025 when the OPP launched an intelligence-led probe into a network trafficking fentanyl between the GTA and Calgary.

Police say a search warrant was executed earlier this month on Feb. 10, at a home on Albright Road in Brampton.

Investigators say they seized approximately 18 kilograms of suspected fentanyl that is equal to roughly 180,000 lethal doses. They also seized three cellphones during the search.

As a result, 20-year-old Navjot Singh, of Brampton, was arrested and charged with:

• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking firearms
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking fentanyl
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – three counts
• Trafficking fentanyl – three counts

Police say he was remanded into custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on March 6.

In addition, investigators say Attarvir Singh, 23, of Calgary, was also arrested that same day in Winnipeg on a Canada-wide warrant by the Winnipeg police.

He faces the following charges:

• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking fentanyl
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – three counts
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl – three counts
• Trafficking fentanyl – three counts

Police say he was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on March 4.

Last week, on Feb. 24, 21-year-old Balwinder Singh, of Calgary, was arrested by the Alberta Sheriffs Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team.

He has been charged with:

• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking fentanyl
• Trafficking fentanyl
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

Police say he was remanded into custody following a bail hearing and is also scheduled to appear in court in Brampton on March 6.

A Canada-wide warrant has also been issued for Manpreet Singh, 21, of Calgary, who is wanted on charges including:

• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking firearms
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence – trafficking fentanyl
• Trafficking fentanyl – four counts

The investigation involved multiple agencies, including the Calgary Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Anyone with information about Singh’s whereabouts is asked to come forward.