Eight current and former Toronto police arrested in organized crime inquiry

At least eight current and former Toronto police officers have been arrested following a sweeping investigation that officials say exposed the “corrosive” reach of organized crime into Canada’s largest municipal police service.

Police allege fellow officers accepted bribes, aided drug traffickers, leaked personal information to criminals who then carried out shootings and helped members of organized crime in a plot to murder a corrections officer.

“No corner of society is immune from the reach of organized crime, but when organized crime penetrates the Toronto police service, the harm goes far beyond the immediate wrongdoing,” said Chief Myron Demkiw of the “deeply disappointing” allegations. “To those charged today, you will answer for your actions in a court of law.” ---More...

????NOW: Toronto Police released never-before-seen shootings by Indian gangs in the GTA with the help of corrupt police. pic.twitter.com/uKJGlACSyD

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Toronto Police released never-before-seen shootings by Indian gangs in the GTA with the help of corrupt police