Ottawa police SHUTDOWN Somali organized crime, drug investigation

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17 people arrested following 18-month 'Project Champion' investigation into drug trafficking in Ottawa area​


Seventeen people are facing charges following an 18-month investigation into the illegal drug trade operating in the Ottawa area.

The Ottawa Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provided an update on the "Project Champion" investigation on Thursday, with 17 people facing a total of 149 criminal charges.

"Project Champion's mandate was to disrupt and arrest members of violent criminal networks focused on the illegal drug trade operating in the Ottawa area," Chief Eric Stubbs told reporters.

"These individuals came to our attention during criminal investigations that involved violent crimes, including homicides and shootings."

Officers with Homicide, Guns and Gangs, Street Crime and Intelligence units, "targeted criminal organizations responsible for cocaine and drug trafficking and street-level gun violence," police said.

Police seized 6.5 kilograms of cocaine and a small amount of crack cocaine, along with five guns during the investigation.


Those facing charges include:

  • Mussa Aden, 29-year-old of Ottawa, 6 charges
  • Yaheya Benamiar, 26-year-old of Ottawa, 4 charges
  • Aaron Decastro-Sing, 39-year-old of Ottawa, 2 charges
  • Faisal Fareed, 28-year-old of Ottawa, 19 charges
  • Ahmed Hassan, 30-year-old of Ottawa, 4 charges
  • Bayle Khandid, 31-year-old of Ottawa, 7 charges
  • Bile Khandid, 33-year-old of Ottawa, 6 charges
  • Yasin Mohamed, 36-year-old of Ottawa, 4 charges
  • Tyson Morris, 35-year-old of Ottawa, 16 charges
  • Ibtisam Rijal Hersi, 27-year-old of Ottawa, 4 charges
  • Moussa Saleh Ali, 35-year-old of Ottawa, 5 charges
  • Abdullahi Shahreen, 28-year-old of Ottawa, 33 charges
  • Kalif Shahreen, 29-year-old of Ottawa, 17 charges
  • Yussuf Tarabi, 35-year-old of Ottawa, 7 charges
  • Abdulaziz Warsame, 30-year-old of Ottawa, 7 charges
  • Leban Xadi, 29-year-old of Ottawa, 6 charges
  • Darioush Yavari, 31-year-old of Ottawa, 2 charges
 
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indigoblack

Qeelbax said:
Explain why there are Somalis like this back home? Y’al blame everything on black people.
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Diaspora gang activity is primarily criminal in nature (drugs, weapons, street violence)

The main source of organized violence back home is political and militant in nature (Primarily involving groups like al-Shabaab)

I'm not absolving accountability btw , just pointing out influences
 
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Riftvalley

Qeelbax said:
Explain why there are Somalis like this back home? Y’al blame everything on black people.
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That is not true. Hargeysa is probably one of the safest places in Africa. Even in areas where there are looser administrations not as well grounded as SL, there aren’t really high crime rates or homicides relating to drug dealing or criminal activities. Most violence in Somalia is political or tribal in nature. When you consider some areas of Somalia, have been politically unstable or without proper government, you can still at the same time say Somali areas in the Horn aren’t crime ridden like some areas such as Jburg. During Siad Bare time there was barely any mobs or crime gangs. If the guns are taken from the civilians in unstable areas and strong government formed incidents of violence would drop, fighting between reer baadiye can be exterminated over wells etc can be easily exterminated with strong governance.

Somalis settling in ghetto areas and adopting practices of communities with inter generational crime issues does play a part, as does trauma and perhaps some aspects of our culture relating to loose parenting/cultural barriers between generations.
 
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