80 people face 412 charges in Hamilton drug and gun bust

HAMILTON – Police in Hamilton say 80 people are facing charges in a drug trafficking and firearms investigation.
They say the operation – dubbed Project Phoenix – began in July and saw 44 search warrants executed across Hamilton.
Investigators say 79 adults and a youth – all from the Hamilton area – are facing a total of 412 charges.

They say officers seized cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana – including 378 plants from an outdoor grow operation – and other street drugs during the investigation.
Police also seized several weapons, including handguns, shotguns, rifles, brass knuckles and illegal knives.
They say the investigation continues.