DEU seizes $200,000 worth of cocaine after high-risk vehicle stop

On October 22, 2026, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with assistance from the Intelligence Unit, concluded a drug trafficking investigation in Greater Sudbury.

As part of the investigation, officers from the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and K-9 Unit conducted a high-risk traffic stop on Highway 69 where an individual from Southern Ontario was arrested for drug offences.

As a result of searches conducted on the individual and the vehicle incident to arrest, officers seized:

• Approximately 2,000 grams of cocaine packaged in two 1-kilogram bricks
• Two 3mg Hydromorphone tablets
• One cell phone
• $2,925.00 in cash

The estimated street value of the seized drugs is $200,000.

As a result of the investigation, 25-year-old, Kaleb McDowell-Amsterdam was charged with the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code of Canada:

·         Possession of a Schedule I controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, to wit: Cocaine.

·         Possession of a controlled substance, to wit: Hydromorphone. 

·         Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

The individual attended bail court on October 23, 2026, to answer to the charges.

GSPS conducted this investigation in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team. 

Anyone with information regarding drug trafficking in Greater Sudbury is encouraged to contact the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit at 705-675-9171. 

The GSPS Drug Enforcement Unit of the Integrated Crime Section remains committed to working collaboratively with our Policing and community partners focusing its efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security, and wellness of our community.  The Integrated Crime Section aims to identify and disrupt organized crime in Greater Sudbury through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional Police work resulting in the arrest of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime.