US Edition34 arrested in drug, firearm probe linked to gang known as ‘44,’ Durham police say
Project Hydrogen led to 34 arrests, 139 charges, and seizures including 10 firearms and drugs worth $2.7 million across multiple provinces, police said.
- On Dec. 12, 2025, Durham Regional Police Service announced 34 arrests, 139 criminal charges, and seizures of $2.7 million in drugs, $200,000 in cash, and 10 firearms.
- Project Hydrogen began in April 2025, led by the Gun and Gang Unit, targeting a gang that calls itself '44' operating across multiple jurisdictions beyond Durham Region.
- Evidence recovered included 18 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of fentanyl, six kilograms of methamphetamine, one kilogram of MDMA and 3,000 hydromorphone pills, along with 10 firearms, four traced to Detroit.
- With many suspects already under court conditions, Durham Police Chief Peter Moreira noted nearly half of the 34 suspects were bound by release orders and many had prior justice experience.
- Sixty-One search warrants were executed over several weeks across Durham Region, Toronto, Lindsay, York Region, Peel Region and Winnipeg, with Toronto Police, Ontario Provincial Police, RCMP and Winnipeg Police collaborating in the nine-month investigation.
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Durham police say 34 people arrested in drug trafficking and firearm investigation
Police in Durham Region say 34 people have been arrested and face more than 130 charges in a drug trafficking and illegal firearms investigation.
34 arrested, more than $2.7 million in drugs seized following months-long investigation
Police forces across the GTA have teamed up to shut down a street gang whose criminal tentacles reached well beyond the region. Police in Durham Region say a nine-month-long investigation into drug trafficking and illegal firearms began in April 2025, targeting a gang that calls itself “44”. It’s alleged that members bragged about their illicit […]
34 Arrested in Southern Ontario Probe of Drugs and Guns Linked to ‘44’ Gang
Thirty-four suspects are facing nearly 140 charges following an investigation into a gang suspected of trafficking firearms and drugs throughout the Greater Toronto Area, with operations reaching as far as Manitoba. Durham Regional Police held a press conference on Dec. 12 to announce the results of Project Hydrogen, an investigation into criminal activity linked to a gang known as ‘44.’ Members of the group reside in Durham Region and other pa…
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