Media Advisory - PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES - News Conference - Complex Joint Police Project Dismantles Illegal Drug Importation and Distribution Rings

LONDON, ON, May 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to join members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau tomorrow as they outline the results of a complex multi-jurisdictional investigation with international ties.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Deputy Commissioner Scott Tod and members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service and Canada Border Services Agency will provide details of a probe importing and trafficking operations involving illegal drugs imported directly from Mexico.

One-on-one interviews will be available following the formal media conference. For members of the media unable to attend in person, requests for phone interviews with the primary spokespersons can be arranged in advance via the media contact below. Online media resources (digital still photos and a map of the distribution network) will also be available via a media release hyperlink once the news conference begins.

Date:	Thursday, May 22, 2014
Time:	11:00 a.m.
Location:	OPP West Region Headquarters - Boardroom 6355 Westminster Drive, London, Ontario

Directions:
From Toronto: take Highway 401 west to Hwy. 402 W (signs for Sarnia W)
Take exit for Wonderland Road. Take Wonderland Road South over Hwy 402 and turn right onto Westminster Drive. Destination will be on the left.

From Windsor: take Highway 401 east to exit 177B for ON-4 N/Colonel Talbot Road. Merge onto Colonel Talbot Rd/ON-4 N. Turn right onto Westminster Drive. Destination will be on the left.

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SOURCE: Ontario Provincial Police

Media Contact:  

A/Sgt. Chrystal Jones 
Regional Community Services Coordinator 
OPP West Region
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]