Six facing drug and weapons charges after police investigation in Halton Hills

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Published August 29, 2022 at 1:17 pm

Six people are facing a myriad of drug and gun charges after Halton police executed search warrants in Georgetown and Toronto last week.

The searches were the culmination of a two-month investigation in relation to a drug trafficking network based in the town of Halton Hills that spanned across the Greater Toronto Area.

Between Aug. 25 and 26, three Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants were executed and nvestigators seized:

  • A loaded 9mm Taurus G3C handgun
  • A loaded fully automatic 9mm Glock 26 handgun
  • Three additional loaded magazines which included a prohibited capacity magazine
  • 290 rounds of 9mm ammunition
  • Approximately 330 grams of cocaine, 80 grams of fentanyl, 95 grams of crystal meth, 332 oxycodone pills, 260 Xanax pills, 30 gydromorphone pills, and 8 grams of crack cocaine
  • Bundled Canadian currency estimated at approximately $15,000

“The modified, fully automatic nature of the firearm seized in this investigation illustrates a disturbing trend in the lengths individuals will go to protect their illicit drug trafficking networks,” said Inspector Dave Costantini of Halton Regional Police Intelligence, Drugs and Human Trafficking.

“This investigation illustrates our officers’ dedication in interdicting these firearms and drugs, and holding those engaged in these reprehensible acts accountable,”

The following people are facing a multitude of drug and weapons charges: Aristotle Berlanguet, 20, of Georgetown; Adam Griffin, 20, of Georgetown; Gabriel Kopcsanyi, 40, of Toronto; Gabor Horvath, 42, of Etobicoke; Bill Chantzopoulos, 57, of Toronto; Virginia Dos Santos, 62, of Toronto.

Berlanguet, Kopcsanyi, and Griffin were held pending a bail hearing. Horvath, Chantzopoulos, and Dos Santos were released on an undertaking with future court dates.

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