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OPP Announces Record 46-Kilogram Fentanyl Seizure in Windsor

OPP leaders urge updates to lawful access laws to pursue the network behind the haul.

OPP seizes enough illicit fentanyl for 460,000 doses, disrupting major trafficking networks across Ontario and saving countless lives.
Some of the drugs and other items seized during Project Rotherham, which included the largest fentanyl seizure ever by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Just some of the drugs seized, including 46 kg of fentanyl, during Project Rotherham, led by Ontario Provincial Police and Windsor Police Service.

Overview

  • Police say the Windsor operation under Project Rotherham yielded roughly 460,000 suspected street‑level doses with an estimated street value of $6.5 million.
  • Investigators executed coordinated searches on Sept. 25, 2025 at three residences and three vehicles, then obtained an additional residential warrant based on evidence found.
  • Two people now face multiple charges, and authorities say efforts continue to trace the fentanyl’s supply source and wider distribution links.
  • The haul included suspected cocaine and heroin, two loaded firearms, more than $170,000 in cash, high‑end jewelry, 24 cellphones, and drug‑making paraphernalia.
  • Analysis indicates the fentanyl was mixed with cutting agents, including large quantities of caffeine, which investigators say heightens overdose risk due to variable potency.