OPP Seize 40,000 Kilograms of Tobacco in Six Nations Raid
Police seized more than $10 million in contraband tobacco and 300 kilograms of shisha, while charging two Hamilton men in the investigation.
- On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police and Six Nations Police Service executed search warrants, seizing over 40,000 kilograms of contraband tobacco and 300 kilograms of shisha tobacco from a manufacturing facility on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.
- The OPP launched 'Project TRACK' in April 2026 to assist the Six Nations Police Service after a separate incident triggered a broader criminal probe into the facility.
- During the raids, officers recovered a handgun, five cigarette manufacturing lines, three stolen vehicles, and $25,000 in cash; police also 'identified' 13 foreign nationals at the scene, with the Canada Border Services Agency now involved in the investigation.
- Andrew Besam Hadaddin and Mustafa Jaber of Hamilton were arrested and charged with trafficking contraband tobacco and possession of manufacturing equipment; both were released following bail hearings and are scheduled to appear in court in July.
- Six Nations Police Service Chief Darren Montour stated the operation involved 'non-Indigenous criminal networks exploiting Indigenous lands' for profits that did not benefit the community, emphasizing that such activity undermines the integrity of their territory.
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