$83 million of cartel-linked cocaine originating from US-Mexico border seized in Toronto

Canadian authorities seized $83 million worth of cocaine that initially flowed into the country from the Mexico-US border – the largest of its kind in Toronto’s history, officials announced Tuesday.

The record-breaking bust with alleged ties to a notorious cartel resulted in more than 835 kilograms of the drug being confiscated after an investigation, dubbed Project Castillo, started last August.

Law enforcement has arrested six suspects allegedly involved in the drug trafficking and are on the hunt for another three alleged perps.

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