Thirteen people from Ontario and Quebec are facing a combined 115 charges in connection with a joint provincial police investigation that led to the seizure of an estimated $4.1 million in fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs.
Project Redline was launched in November 2025 to investigate four independent criminal networks operating out of Montreal and Cornwall, Ont., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a May 4 press release.
One of the networks was trafficking fentanyl, two were trafficking cocaine, and one was trafficking counterfeit prescription medications and cocaine, police said.
The OPP requested support from the Quebec Provincial Police after one of the alleged networks was linked to a person serving time in a Montreal prison.
Three search warrants were executed on April 16 at an undisclosed number of residences in Cornwall as well as at four homes in Montreal. Police in both provinces seized 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, 14 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and 80,000 counterfeit prescription pills.
“The seizure of fentanyl equates to approximately 200,000 potentially lethal street-level doses,” the OPP said. “The potency of the fentanyl has been taken into consideration when estimating street-level doses.”
Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid that is 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times as strong as heroin.
Police said it can be produced domestically with precursor chemicals in clandestine laboratories or can be smuggled into the country. Unlike fentanyl, cocaine is not manufactured in Canada and is brought in illegally from different countries.
The investigation into where the fentanyl and cocaine were sourced continues police said, noting that evidence suggests the substances were meant for local distribution and consumption.
“Organized crime networks involved in the trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and counterfeit prescription medications pose a serious and ongoing threat to public safety,” OPP Chief Superintendent Mike Stoddart said in the press release.
“By dismantling multiple criminal networks and seizing significant quantities of dangerous drugs, police have prevented potentially lethal substances from reaching our communities.”
Drug Charges
Three people from Cornwall and 10 from Quebec have been charged with a combined 115 offences in connection with the drug busts that the police say dismantled “several independent drug-trafficking networks.”
Cornwall residents Tyler Bertrand, 44, Jeremy Ceasor, 32, and Jamie Lee Corrigan, 40, are facing a combined 36 charges. Bertrand faces 13 drug trafficking and 11 possession charges, while Corrigan faces trafficking, conspiracy, and five counts of failure to comply with a probation order. Ceasor was charged with trafficking, conspiracy, and three counts of failure to comply with a probation order.
Nine people from Montreal are also facing a raft of trafficking and possession charges.
Fifty-eight-year-old Juan Garcia Reynoso is facing 25 charges, while 23-year-old Yuri Contreras Rivera is facing 12 charges, and Clarisa Gil Corcino, 52, is facing nine charges.
Forty-six-year-old Wilson Duarte Rosario is facing five charges, 47-year-old Andre Roulez four charges and 32-year-old Jimmy Sosa-Posada three charges. Facing once count each are 31-year-old Yandary Gil, and 19-year-old Valentina Prieto Gutierrez.
A 39-year-old Montreal resident whose name was withheld is facing three charges and 41-year-old Anthony Medina, of Repentigny, Que., facing 16 charges.
Authorities have announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for the individual whose identity has not been disclosed. Two individuals are currently in custody regarding separate issues, four have been released with scheduled court dates, and six are still in custody awaiting court appearances this month.
None of the charges have been tested in court.
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