At least eight Toronto police officers, including current and former personnel, have been arrested following a massive investigation into organized crime's infiltration of Canada's largest municipal police service.
The probe exposed widespread corruption, with fellow officers allegedly accepting bribes, aiding drug traffickers, leaking personal information to criminals, and helping members of organized crime in a plot to murder a corrections officer. The Toronto police chief, Myron Demkiw, described the allegations as "deeply disappointing" and said that when organized crime penetrates the service, the harm goes beyond immediate wrongdoing.
Among those charged are a father and son duo accused of leaking information to criminals, while others face charges related to drug trafficking, including one alleged involvement in a sophisticated operation. Police also claim that some officers provided protection to suspects, stole personal property from police facilities, and compromised investigations.
The investigation, known as Project South, has led to at least 30 arrests and involved over 400 officers from Toronto and surrounding areas. York regional police chief Jim MacSween called the allegations a "deeply disappointing day for policing," while Ryan Hogan, deputy chief of York region, said the probe began in June 2025 after an attempt to murder a corrections officer.
The case against the officers is unprecedented, with Demkiw describing it as having "an incredible magnitude." The Toronto police union has pledged support to its members, emphasizing due process and wellness support.
The probe exposed widespread corruption, with fellow officers allegedly accepting bribes, aiding drug traffickers, leaking personal information to criminals, and helping members of organized crime in a plot to murder a corrections officer. The Toronto police chief, Myron Demkiw, described the allegations as "deeply disappointing" and said that when organized crime penetrates the service, the harm goes beyond immediate wrongdoing.
Among those charged are a father and son duo accused of leaking information to criminals, while others face charges related to drug trafficking, including one alleged involvement in a sophisticated operation. Police also claim that some officers provided protection to suspects, stole personal property from police facilities, and compromised investigations.
The investigation, known as Project South, has led to at least 30 arrests and involved over 400 officers from Toronto and surrounding areas. York regional police chief Jim MacSween called the allegations a "deeply disappointing day for policing," while Ryan Hogan, deputy chief of York region, said the probe began in June 2025 after an attempt to murder a corrections officer.
The case against the officers is unprecedented, with Demkiw describing it as having "an incredible magnitude." The Toronto police union has pledged support to its members, emphasizing due process and wellness support.
! Organized crime infiltrating the police force? It's like something out of a bad movie, right? 
The fact that multiple officers, including current & former personnel, have been arrested is just devastating 
. Corruption is rampant & it's affecting not just the community but also the integrity of the entire police department 
. I'm all for due process, but this level of corruption is just unacceptable 
. How can we trust our law enforcement when some are on the payroll? 
The Toronto police chief is right, harm goes beyond immediate wrongdoing - it's about upholding justice & protecting society as a whole 
. Fingers crossed that this investigation will lead to real change & accountability 
! #JusticeForToronto #PoliceReformNow #CorruptionExposed
. I'm shocked that some of these cops were involved with organized crime, it's just not what you expect from people sworn to protect the community 
. It's not just about individual wrongdoing, it's about the trust that gets broken when cops compromise investigations or provide protection to suspects 
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. How did organized crime get its tentacles into the police service? And what kind of systemic issues allowed this to happen? 
I hope this investigation leads to some real changes and reforms, so this never happens again 
but like what really gets me is how the police union is defending their own members even though they're guilty of all these crimes 
it's just so frustrating when you think about the fact that innocent people are gonna be affected by this 
. But seriously, 400+ officers involved in an investigation? That's like half the force, fam 
. And we're not even talking about the other 30+ arrests, that's a whole separate level of crazy 
. The fact that they're trying to spin it as an 'incredible magnitude' case vs calling it a full-blown scandal raises some red flags 
. Anyway, stats-wise, 30 arrests in one month? That's like 1500+ potential crimes prevented, but at what cost? 
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. And let's not forget, corruption can be just as damaging as crime itself 
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. If one person in a police department is corrupt, does that necessarily mean the whole department is too? But what if it is? What if it's just waiting for the right trigger to be pulled and then BAM! The whole system comes crashing down? It's like, we need to have some serious accountability mechanisms in place to prevent this kind of thing from happening