Narco-terrorist networks and pro-Khalistani individuals have been busted in Canada. Canada's Peel Police has made the biggest drug seizure so far while taking action under Project Pelican.

The police have recovered 479 kg of cocaine, worth $ 47.9 million. Peel Police has arrested 9 people, including seven Indian-origin people settled in Canada.

How did the accused do their business?

Peel Police said that the investigation revealed that the network took advantage of commercial trucking routes from the US to Canada and had links with Mexican cartels and US-based distributors.

Peel Police said that a total of 479 kg of bricked cocaine worth about $ 47.9 million was seized. Along with this, two illegally loaded semi-automatic handguns were also seized. The accused were produced for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Praise for Project Pelican

Ontario Solicitor General Michael S Kerzner praised the operation, saying, "Project Pelican is proof of what police can achieve when they have the tools and resources they need to keep our people safe."

According to sources, the money from drug trafficking was being used for anti-India activities, including protests and gatherings, as well as funding arms.

Intelligence sources have pointed to an ISI-backed scheme to fund high-value Mexican cocaine smuggling to Khalistani groups in Canada.

Who was arrested?

Sajith Yogendraraja, 31, a resident of Toronto

Manpreet Singh, 44, a resident of Bampton

Philip Tapp, 39, a resident of Hamilton

Arvind Powar, 29, a resident of Brampton

Gurtej Singh, 36, a resident of Caledon

Sartaj Singh, 27, a resident of Cambridge

Shiv Omkar, 31, a resident of Georgetown

Hao Tommy Huynh, 27, a resident of Mississauga

Arrests were made last year too

Last December, two Canadian citizens of Indian origin were arrested when Illinois police in the US recovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine from their Volvo truck.

This led investigators to learn about smuggling links linked to the ISI, which was patronizing illegal opium cultivation in Afghanistan to help the Taliban fight American and Afghan troops.

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