A major nine-month investigation targeting drug trafficking and illegal firearms has resulted in 34 arrests, 139 criminal charges, and the seizure of more than $2.7 million in drugs, Durham Regional Police say.

The probe, known as Project Hydrogen, began in April 2025 and was led by the service’s Gun and Gang Unit. Police said the investigation uncovered a trafficking network operating across several jurisdictions.

Over the course of several weeks, officers from multiple partner agencies executed 61 search warrants in Durham, Toronto, Lindsay, York, Peel and Winnipeg.

In total, investigators seized 10 firearms and a significant quantity of narcotics, including 18 kilograms of cocaine; two kilograms of fentanyl; six kilograms of methamphetamine; one kilogram of MDMA and 3,000 hydromorp

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