UPDATE: This story has been updated to remove the name of one of the accused
12 people have been arrested in connection with a nearly two-year long drug trafficking investigation.
Police from Ottawa, Montreal, and Laval were involved, along with the OPP and RCMP.
10 people from Ottawa, one from Arnprior and one from Metcalfe are facing a slew of possession, trafficking and weapons-related charges.
The suspects range in age from 32 to 66.
The investigation began in March, 2015, as police looked into a group of people believed to trafficking marijuana and cocaine in Ottawa. By the time the investigation was complete, police seized quantities of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, psilocybin mushrooms, pills of Oxycodone, MDA, and methamphetamine, as well as THC concentrate, and hashish.
Police also seized seven shotguns, two sawed-off shotguns, ammunition, a taser, brass knuckles, pill presses and plates, several cell phones, financial documents, five cars, and over $300,000 in Canadian cash.
As per a police news release, the following people were among those charged:
Samantha Cross, 41 years old (f) of Ottawa
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) CC
Peter Croteau, 66 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Trafficking Marihuana contrary to section 5(1) CDSA
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Possession of Proceeds of Crime contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
Harvey Dalaise, 39 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of Proceeds of Crime contrary to Section 354(1)(b) of the Criminal Code
Dani Khoury, 37 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) CC
Carlo Milito, 48 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of cocaine, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Possession marihuana, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Possession of Proceeds of Crime contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
Leonardo Milito, 46 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x4
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking cocaine, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Possession of Proceeds of Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code x2
* Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
Jansen Morash, 32 years old of Arnprior
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x2
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Unauthorized Possession of a firearm, contrary to Section 91(1) CC x3
* Possession of a firearm knowing not authorized, contrary to Section 92(1) CC
* Careless storage of a firearm, contrary to Section 86(1) CC x3
* Careless storage of a firearm, contrary to Section 86(1) CC x3
* Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) CC
Duc Diep Nguyen, 36 years old of Ottawa
* Produce marihuana, contrary to Section 7(1) CDSA
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x2
Nikola Pavlovich, 35 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary, to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking contrary, to Section 5(2) CDSA
* : Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) CC
* Possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles) contrary, to Section 92(2) CC
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking cocaine, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
Peter Pavlovich, 34 years old of Metcalfe
* Possession of cocaine, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Possession hashish, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Possession marihuana, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking cocaine, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code x2
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x4
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x2
* Possession of Property/Proceeds Obtained by Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) CC x3
* Trafficking Marihuana, contrary to section 5(1) CDSA x2
Alex Saikely, 34 years old of Ottawa
* Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) CDSA x5
* Possession of MDA for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2) CDSA.
* Possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2)
* Possession of hashish for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2)
* Possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2) CDSA.
* Possession of Methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of Oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to section 5(2) CDSA
* Possession of Proceeds of Crime, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
* Conspiracy to commit the indictable offence of trafficking marihuana, contrary to Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code
* Possession marihuana, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA
* Possession cannabis resin, contrary to Section 4(1) CDSA x3
* Trafficking Marihuana, contrary to section 5(1) CDSA x3
* Possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles), contrary to Section 92(2) CC
* Possession of a prohibited weapon ("taser"), contrary to Section 92(2)