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Two Air Canada employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation through Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. RCMP allege the employees helped move luggage through secure areas to facilitate the importation of cocaine and exportation of cannabis. More than 62 kilograms of cocaine and 56 kilograms of cannabis were seized during the investigation,...

Two Air Canada employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation at Montreal Trudeau airport. RCMP say the two worked in ground operations. As Dan Spector reports, police allege they used their access to secure areas to help move luggage containing drugs.

Almost 60 charges were laid by Calgary police against eight people in connection to drug and firearm trafficking on Tuesday. Police say the investigation began in September 2025 in what authorities believe were revenue streams for organized crime.

Two men have been charged following an RCMP drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer. Mounties say officers seized fentanyl, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and $15,000 in cash during a traffic stop and search of a Lancaster neighbourhood home. A 22-year-old Calgary man and a 23-year-old B.C. man each face four drug trafficking charges and a charge...

Colombia’s new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella took office Friday, pledging a hard line on security, drug trafficking and illicit cocoa crops. Opponents rallied in Cali and Barranquilla, with demonstrators thanking outgoing president Gustavo Petro and promising resistance to the new government. Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda accused De La Espriella of serving U.S. interests,...

It’s an international crackdown on three india-based criminal groups, including the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, involved with murder, extortion and drug trafficking across the globe. The FBI announced multiple arrests this week, including 4 men here in B.C. in what they are calling ‘Operation Hard Ball’. Joining us with reaction is Danish Singh, president of...

An international crackdown on the notorious Bishnoi gang by the FBI today involving organized crime groups charged with murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. As Catherine Urquhart reports, the indictments detail what allegedly led up to the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey three years ago.

There has been a big break in the crackdown on transnational criminal gangs based in India; gangs accused of extortion, drug-trafficking, kidnapping and targeted killings – including the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., three years ago. Acting together, the RCMP and FBI arrested three people in B.C., 13 in the...

There has been a big break in the crackdown on transnational criminal gangs based in India; gangs accused of extortion, drug-trafficking, kidnapping and targeted killings. Acting together, the RCMP and FBI arrested three people in B.C., 13 in the U.S., and one in Spain. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the annual NATO...

Twenty-one loaded handguns, nearly 200 rounds of ammunition and illegal add-ons – including a silencer – were seized from Winnipeg’s Central Park neighbourhood, leading to one man’s arrest, police said.

Following a two-month investigation by the Regina drug unit, over 30 drug trafficking and firearms possession charges have been laid. What does this mean for the city and how they will try and curb these numbers? Also, after a wild weather filled last few weeks, SGI released their annual report; we get a look into...

Dozens of charges have been laid against 13 people following a months-long collaborative investigation into drug and weapons trafficking in southern Manitoba, according to police. Katherine Dornian reports.

A homeowner in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood says he has removed trees from his property in an effort to discourage people from using his yard as a place to hide, store belongings and use drugs. The home is in a high-traffic area for the unhoused, seeking social services. Cohan Sassaman reports.

Winnipeg Police have made two arrests in connection to a drug trafficking network, with ties to Western Canada.

More than $400,000 dollars worth of drugs were seized as a result of an investigation led by Cochrane RCMP. Two residents from Canmore and two residents from Calgary are facing multiple drug trafficking offences. Drew Stremick reports.

British Columbia’s drug crisis is having a staggeringly high impact on the province’s youngest population, claiming hundreds of lives and leaving many children orphaned. Child advocates say kids are suffering from severe related traumas like sexual assault, exploitation, and human trafficking. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Apr. 23, 2026.

Manitoba RCMP say they’ve brought down an interprovincial drug trafficking network after a three-month investigation. Vasilios Bellos has more on Project Deepwater.

Leaders from a dozen Latin American countries gathered in Florida Saturday for U.S. President Donald Trump’s inaugural summit focused on combating drug trafficking. Canada and Mexico are not part of the new initiative. Candice Cole reports.

The U.S. military says its special forces are carrying out combat operations in Ecuador, targeting suspected drug traffickers. U.S. Southern Command says the mission is being conducted jointly with Ecuadorian forces. Officials say the operation is part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on narcotics networks in the region.

A U.S. military strike on a vessel accused of drug trafficking killed three people Saturday. The U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that the boat was engaged in narco-trafficking operations in the Caribbean Sea.