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Southern Ontario Crime Ring Traded Stolen Baby Formula for Drugs: Police

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Southern Ontario Crime Ring Traded Stolen Baby Formula for Drugs: Police

Eleven people in Mississauga, Ont., are facing 33 charges for allegedly stealing baby formula and vitamins, and trading them for drugs. Peel Police handout photo

Eleven people are facing charges after a southern Ontario drug trafficking investigation linked an organized crime ring to thefts of baby formula and vitamins that were allegedly used in trade for cocaine and other narcotics.

Peel Regional Police say the four-month investigation in Mississauga, Ont., uncovered an organized crime group that was involved in both drug trafficking and targeting commercial retail businesses in the city’s Meadowvale area.

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