Halton cops bust trio in lengthy drug trafficking probe

Three people face charges after an assortment of illegal drugs and a handgun were allegedly seized as part of an investigation that began last fall in Halton Region.

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Halton Regional Police say Project Nightshade – launched in October 2024 – identified three suspects believed to be involved in the trafficking of illicit drugs.

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As a result of the investigation, police allegedly seized a prohibited Glock .45 firearm with ammunition and extended magazine, 1.6 kilograms of cocaine, 750 grams of fentanyl, 330 tablets of oxycodone, 350 capsules of morphine, 780 tablets of dilaudid, $30,000 in cash, and a small amount of counterfeit currency.

The total street value of the drugs seized was about $300,000, police said.

A lengthy investigation that began in Halton Region, dubbed Project Nightshade, led to three arrests in July 2025 and the seizure of a prohibited firearm with ammunition and an extended magazine, cocaine, fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, dilaudid, $30,000 in cash and some counterfeit currency. Photo by Handout /Halton Regional Police

Jory Fourtunes, 40, of Cambridge, is charged with trafficking a controlled substance (cocaine), possession for the purpose of trafficking (oxycodone), possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl), and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Justin Brown, 41, of Kitchener, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine) and possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl).

A lengthy investigation that began in Halton Region, dubbed Project Nightshade, led to three arrests in July 2025 and the seizure of a prohibited firearm with ammunition and an extended magazine, cocaine, fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, dilaudid, $30,000 in cash and some counterfeit currency. Photo by Handout /Halton Regional Police

Gabriel Brown, 21, of Mississauga, is charged with firearms offences, possession of counterfeit money, two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl), possession for the purpose of trafficking (morphine), possession for the purpose of trafficking (dilaudid), and possession for the purpose of trafficking (oxycodone).

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