Overview
- On June 10, Peel Regional Police executed coordinated warrants across Peel, York and Toronto regions to arrest 17 men and one woman linked to the organization
- The suspects face 97 charges including conspiracy, extortion, fraud, firearms offences, participation in a criminal organisation and staging collision offences
- Project Outsource was launched in July 2024 under the Extortion Investigation Task Force to probe a rise in violent extortion attempts in Peel Region
- Police estimate the staged accidents cost insurers between $80,000 and $100,000 each, with total fraudulent claims exceeding $1 million
- Authorities seized more than $4.2 million in assets, including 18 tow trucks valued at $2.8 million, luxury and stolen vehicles, firearms and a crossbow