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.

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