India, June 11 -- Nine people, including six Indo-Canadians, have been arrested and charged in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in what local law enforcement described as "largest drug seizure" in the history of the region.

The arrests were made in connection with a transnational cocaine smuggling network, and the operation, "Project Pelican", was undertaken by the Peel Regional Police (PRP), working with partners including the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and US Homeland Security Investigations Border Enforcement Task Force in Detroit.

"The investigation, Project Pelican, marks the largest drug seizure in the service's history - with nearly CAD 50 million ($36.5 million) worth of cocaine s...