Drugs worth over $10M seized in motorcycle gang investigation in Ontario

Police seized drugs with a street value of over $10 million in a three-month-long drug trafficking investigation involving an Ontario motorcycle gang.

A full patch member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and three other people face charges following the investigation spanning from the Greater Toronto Area and the Niagara area into Nova Scotia, the OPP said in a press release on Thursday.

The OPP-led Biker Enforcement Unit started an investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity in January 2025 with assistance from Niagara Regional Police, York Regional Police and Halton Regional Police, police said.

The OPP said they were investigating motorcycle gang members in St. Catharines.

Large quantities of cocaine were being trafficked throughout the GTA and distributed to the East Coast of Canada, the OPP said.

On Friday, April 4, police said officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Richmond Hill.

Approximately 101 kilograms of suspected cocaine and more than $215,000 in Canadian currency were seized, police said.

Four people were charged with a total of eight offences.

Randy McGean, 53, Sherry Stillwell, 44, and Cody Soulliere, 40, all residents of St. Catharines, have each been charged with possession of the proceeds of crime, and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Niagara on May 29.

David Crothers, 47, of St. Catharines, was charged with possession of the proceeds of crime and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Crothers is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Niagara on April 24.

An OPP photo shows suspected cocaine and Canadian currency.

On Friday, April 4, police executed additional search warrants at two homes in St. Catharines.

Police seized approximately 25 oxycodone/acetaminophen tablets, approximately five ounces of suspected cocaine, a money counter and Canadian currency.

The total estimated street value of the drugs seized is $10.1 million, OPP said.

On Saturday, April 5, the RCMP in Nova Scotia stopped a vehicle and found approximately five kilograms of suspected cocaine, a rifle, ammunition and high-capacity magazines. The driver of the vehicle has been charged by Cumberland County District RCMP.

“Outlaw motorcycle gang involvement in drug trafficking networks and other criminality is a top priority for law enforcement,” said OPP Detective Inspector Scott Wade, specialty services, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau. “The inter-provincial nature of this investigation demonstrates the importance of collaboration between law enforcement on a national level.”

Founded in the U.S. in 1935, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club says on its website that they are a brotherhood and not a criminal organization.

The OPP says the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts are law abiding, but outlaw motorcycle gangs are criminal organizations and have been known to participate in illegal, profit-driven activities such as fraud, drug trafficking, extortion, intimidation and murder.

Anyone with information regarding illegal activity associated with OMGs is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.