NRP Assist OPP in Gambling Ring Bust

Friday, 20 December 2019 12:55

By Marcie Culbert

The OPP had to call in the NRP and other police forces across the province, to help investigate an illegal gambling ring.

It included five gambling websites, which brought in $131-million over five years.

The investigation, dubbed Project Hobart, started almost two-years ago.

Police say it has connections to the Hells Angels biker gang and a crime family in the York Region.

They say it could also be connected to the shooting death of a Niagara Hells Angels member in Mississauga back in March.

Police have arrested 28 people total and 228 charges have been laid.

More from Local News

Niagara Region Advocates to Ontario

It was Niagara Week at Queen's Park, with a needed wastewater treatment plant on the list of priorities
Urgent Care Centre Hours Shortened

Niagara Health says this is happening tomorrow in Fort Erie due to shortage of staff, regular hours will resume the next day
Another Arrest in Human Trafficking Case

NRP had already arrested 3 other people earlier this month, for a case involving someone under 18-years old
Police Looking for Grimsby Shooting Suspect

They say a man was shot at the Niagara Gateway Information Centre
Police Looking for Stabbing Suspect

Update: Woman stabbed a man in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Backs Swimming Lessons

The idea is to ask the provincial government make this mandatory in schools, to prevent child drownings
Welland Moves for Public Sex Offender Registries

It'll prepare a formal request to federal and provincial governments, after hearing from residents who've survived abuse
Police Looking for Fraud Suspect

They say Ernesto Sarabando didn't show up in court