A heavy police presence could be seen Wednesday at a rural property near Smithville, a small community located east of Hamilton.
While few details have been released about the police investigation, images from the scene show many officers at a property on Sixteen Road.
A section of the property has been cordoned off and several canopy tents have been set up by investigators.
According to a listing online, the property is currently up for sale.
The Niagara Regional Police Service confirmed to CP24 that the police presence at the site is connected to a series of raids being carried out by the Hamilton Police Service.
In a tweet, Hamilton Police confirmed the raids were carried out as part of Project Odeon, an investigation targeting the illegal production of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. Hamilton police say the investigation is being conducted in partnership with York Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Toronto Police, Guelph Police, and the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario. Multiple search warrants have been executed in connection with the case at properties in the GTHA, Niagara Region, Guelph, and Kitchener-Waterloo, Hamilton police said.
