Pat Morris of the OPP waits to appear as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Oct. 19, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Drug cartels and Chinese fentanyl producers are using Canada as a “critical node” in their global trafficking of illicit drugs, capitalizing on “corrupted” public and private companies and employing First Nations’ land to broaden their reach, the head of intelligence for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says.
Canadian logistics and supply chains have been jeopardized by criminal organizations operating with “unprecedented sophistication,” alongside foreign adversaries attempting to destabilize Canada through organized crime groups, OPP intelligence chief Pat Morris told the House of Commons public safety committee on Nov. 18.
