OttawaPolice in Belleville, Ont., say they’ve laid dozens of charges as part of a months-long investigation into fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in the eastern Ontario city.City has been under an overdose-related state of emergency since 2024CBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2025 1:09 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.A months-long drug trafficking investigation in Belleville, Ont., has ended with the arrest of 15 people and has dealt a ‘decisive blow’ to organized crime in the city, according to the police chief. (Dan Taekema/CBC)Police in Belleville, Ont., say they’ve laid dozens of charges against 15 people as part of a months-long investigation into fentanyl and cocaine trafficking.The 94 criminal charges announced Wednesday come as the eastern Ontario city is approaching two years since it declared an overdose-related state of emergency.As part of Project Humidity, investigators carried out four search warrants between June and September, the Belleville Police Service said in a media release.Officers seized:43.7 grams of fentanyl.238.6 grams of cocaine.21.4 grams of crystal meth.14 oxycontin pills.Ammunition and assorted weapons, including a handgun and two “prohibited” knives.Police also seized nearly $5,000 in cash and recovered a stolen vehicle, according to the force’s media release. They did not name the people charged.The city declared a state of emergency in February 2024 after 23 people overdosed in just under two days.The operation has “dealt a decisive blow” to organized crime in the city, Belleville Police Service Chief Murray Rodd said in a statement.
15 charged in Belleville drug trafficking operation
