Overview
- Police executed 10 search warrants on July 13, 2026, and arrested nine people who now face a combined 85 charges including human trafficking, drug offences and assault; all are held in custody pending bail.
- Investigators have identified 12 adult victims whose ages range from 18 to 34 and say that number is likely just the tip of the iceberg while they continue to search for more survivors.
- Officers seized high‑value items and evidence during the raids, including a Lamborghini Urus, two Mercedes models, two Seadoo GTRs, quantities of cocaine, oxycodone and psilocybin, about $30,000 in cash and roughly $450,000 in jewellery plus electronic devices.
- Police allege suspects used coercion, deception, manipulation and psychological harm to control victims and that the network moved women to British Columbia, Alberta and other parts of Ontario while advertising services online.
- The probe, called Project Troubadour, ran for about 10 months with support from multiple regional forces, Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario and provincial funding, and police say the allegations remain under investigation and untested in court.