Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say 13 people from Cornwall, Ont., and Montreal are facing a combined 115 charges after a joint investigation with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) that resulted in the seizure of an estimated $4.1 million worth of illegal drugs.
The investigation began in November 2025, the OPP said, and focused on what police called four independent criminal networks: one trafficking fentanyl, two trafficking cocaine, and one trafficking counterfeit prescription medications and cocaine.
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The OPP enlisted the SQ after one of the alleged networks was linked to an individual who is currently in a Montreal prison.
Police executed search warrants at homes in Cornwall and Montreal on April 16, seizing 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, 14 kg of suspected cocaine, and 80,000 counterfeit prescription drug tablets.
Twenty kilograms of fentanyl would be enough to create an estimated 200,000 street-level doses, police said.
“Illicit fentanyl can be imported from other source countries or domestically produced with precursor chemicals in clandestine laboratories. The potency of the fentanyl has been taken into consideration when estimating street-level doses,” the OPP said in a news release.
“Cocaine is not domestically produced in Canada and enters illegally through other source countries. The investigation into the source of the fentanyl and cocaine is ongoing, and evidence indicates the substances were intended for domestic sale and use.”
Accused are:
- Tyler Bertrand, 44, of Cornwall, Ont., facing 24 charges
- Jeremy Ceasor, 32, of Cornwall, Ont., facing five charges
- Jamie Lee Corrigan, 40, of Cornwall, Ont., facing seven charges
- Yuri Contreras Rivera, 23, of Montreal, Que., facing 12 charges
- Juan Garcia Reynoso, 58, of Montreal, Que., facing 25 charges
- Anthony Medina, 41, of Repentigny, Que., facing 16 charges
- Wilson Duarte Rosario, 46, of Montreal, Que., facing five charges
- Clarisa Gil Corcino, 52, of Montreal, Que., facing nine charges
- Yandary Gil, 31, of Montreal, Que., facing one charge
- Valentina Prieto Gutierrez, 19, of Montreal, Que., facing one charge
- Jimmy Sosa-Posada, 32, of Montreal, Que., facing three charges
- Andre Roulez, 47, of Montreal, Que., facing four charges
- One person whose name was withheld, 39, of Montreal, Que., facing three charges
Police say an arrest warrant has been issued for the individual whose name was withheld. Two people are currently in custody on other matters, four have been released with future court dates, and six remain in custody ahead of court appearances this month.
The charges include drug trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
None of the charges have been proven in court.
Correction
A previous version of this article said a total of 105 charges were laid. In fact, 115 charges were laid.
