If you have information that you believe could assist police with this investigation, please contact the Division Three Staff Sergeant at 905-546-3886 or Detective Sergeant Shane Groombridge at 905-546-2991 of the B.E.A.R. Unit. 

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com.

A 56-year-old Hamilton man is facing charges relating to trafficking and exporting in illegal cannabis, police seized more than 296 kilograms of cannabis that was destined for the state of Illinois, USA.

Hamilton Police were called to an industrial area in Stoney Creek on Monday, March 1, 2021 shortly after 2:30 p.m., regarding a suspicious shipment being loaded onto a transport truck.

Upon arrival police discovered processed cannabis hidden in amongst the shipment.

The vice and drug unit was contacted, attended and began an investigation.

A search warrant was executed on both the warehouse and transport truck, yielding 653 bags of cannabis, weighing approximately one pound per bag.

A 56-year-old Hamilton man has been arrested without incident and held in custody.

The estimated value of the drugs seized is believed to be more than $4.5 Million in Canadian currency.

The cannabis was concealed inside sand blasting bags and stacked on skids for delivery. The shipment was destined for the state of Illinois, USA. The estimated value of the drugs in the USA would be approximately $5 Million US. The Vice and Drug Unit are working with the US authorities on this investigation.

“Based on the level of sophistication used to conceal the cannabis and the method used to transport it across the border police believe members of organized crime to be involved. The amount of drugs seized and the method used to avoid detection at the US border is consistent with high-level drug importing and exporting,” Detective Sergeant Jason Cattle, Vice and Drug Unit.

Hamilton Police remind the public that while cannabis is legal in Canada it is only legal to purchase at government approved stores or with a medical marihuana prescription. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/cannabis/canadians.html

The vice and drug unit continues to investigate and is in contact with US authorities to determine the exact final destination of this shipment.

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with the investigation into this crime, you are asked to contact the Vice and Drug Unit by calling Detective Cory Gurman at 905-546-3826.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, shortly before 11:30 a.m., Hamilton Police received information from a concerned citizen about a couple selling Cannabis in front of the closed business, ‘Cannabis on Cannon’, located at 1108 Cannon Street East.

Upon arrival, police observed evidence in plain view that confirmed the sale of Cannabis. After confirming the involvement of a 20-year-old Hamilton woman, she was placed under arrest for violating the Cannabis Act. Through investigation, police located additional Cannabis, an undisclosed amount of Methamphetamine and Canadian currency believed to have been obtained from the sale of Cannabis. The items previously listed were seized as evidence

A search into the identity of the accused revealed an outstanding warrant for her arrest with an Ontario police service as well as several court-ordered releases with neighbouring police agencies.

The accused was taken into police custody and held for a bail hearing. She is scheduled to appear in court later today.

SEIZED

• Cannabis bulk -79 grams
• Cannabis (rolled) – 62 grams
• Methamphetamine – undisclosed amount

CHARGED

• Hamilton Woman, 20-years-of-age

CHARGES

• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Possession Cannabis for the purpose of selling
• Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000
• Possession of Illicit Cannabis

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with the investigation into this crime you are asked to contact police by calling 905-546-2963.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com