A joint investigation between the OPP, Ottawa police and Brockville police netted 47 kg of suspected cocaine.
Three individuals were charged after a joint police investigation led to the seizure of illegal items including an estimated $6 million worth of drugs.
Police seized 47 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 250 grams of suspected psilocybin and over 100 pounds of illicit cannabis following four search warrants issued on Nov. 27 in Ottawa and Milford, Ont., in Prince Edward County, related to a months-long investigation involving multiple regional police forces.
Other seized items include:
- One firearm
- Five magazines with ammunition
- Body armour
- Five cell phones
- A money counter
- Items related to drug trafficking, including packaging and a digital scale
- $6,810 in cash
- Two vehicles as offence-related property
Three individuals, including two from Ottawa, were charged with a total of 39 offences.
Dylan Graham, 37, of Ottawa and Kaylee Diotte, 22, of Milford were each charged with 18 offences relating to illegal drug possession, firearm possession and possession for the purposes of trafficking.
Emma Durkan, 25, of Ottawa was charged with three offences related to illegal possession for the purpose of trafficking and distributing.
Two of the suspects are in custody and one was released. All suspects are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.
According to a press release, the Ontario Provincial Police’s biker enforcement unit, the Ottawa Police Service drug unit and the Brockville Police Service intelligence unit launched their investigation in September 2024 to address drug trafficking activity in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, with connection to Toronto drug activity.
Superintendent of serious and organized crime with the Ottawa police, Jamie Dunlop said these arrests are an example of recent Ottawa drug trafficking investigations yielding cocaine seizures of nearly 50 kilograms. In December 2023, police seized 40 kilograms of cocaine and four kilograms of crack cocaine.
“Just short of 50 kilograms again, it’s a sufficient amount of cocaine that’s entering Canada and being distributed,” Dunlop said of the latest arrests. “This really should begin to raise more questions in terms of organized crime in Ontario.”
He added that seizing such “large amounts” of drugs is “concerning” for drug activity in the Ottawa region.
“Where it all ends up being destined for is not necessarily the Ottawa market,” he said. “The money being generated is astronomical. Where that money ends up going to, at some point, is filtering to your larger, more organized…crime groups.”
While this investigation concluded following the charges laid, Dunlop said he anticipates and supports further joint-unit drug trafficking investigations involving regional police networks sharing resources.
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