Toronto, 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 seized," a release from PRP said. Authorities seized 479kg of bricked cocaine along with two illegal semi-automatic loaded handguns. The investigation started in June 2024. In June 2024, with police probing the ring that was using US-Canada commercial trucking routes, and by November, "multiple individuals, trucking companies, and storage sites linked to the operation were identified". As of June 6, nine accused have been arrested and face in total, 35 charges related to firearm and drug offences. They were identified as Hao Tommy Huynh, a 27-year-old resident of Mississauga, Sajgith Yogendrarajah, 31, from Toronto, Manpreet Singh, 44, from Brampton, Philip Tep, 39, from Hamilton, Arvinder Powar, 29, from Brampton, Karamjit Singh, 36, from Caledon, Gurtej Singh, 36, from Caledon, Sartaj Singh, 27, from Cambridge and Shiv Onkar Singh, 31, from Georgetown....