Elmira man arrested after OPP seize $600,000 of narcotics
Posted Sep 7, 2026 12:13:16 PM.
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) announced in a release Monday that they have completed an investigation that has resulted in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of dollars of illegal narcotics.
On September 3, around 1:30 p.m. Wellington County OPP executed two search warrants within Waterloo Region.
As a result of the investigation’s searches, a man from Elmira has been placed under arrest after police seized substances worth an estimated street value of $603,048.70. In addition to the narcotics, OPP say they found a “large amount” of Canadian currency and other various “offense-related” property.
OPP identify the man arrested as George Whitmore, a 26-year-old from Elmira.
Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Criminal Code, Whitmore now faces six charges:
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a schedule 4 substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a schedule 3 substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of tracking – other drugs (two counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 – in Canada
Whitmore was held for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph.
OPP say anyone with any information about the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact them at 1-888-310-1122.
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