Brampton Man Pleads Guilty to Massive Drug Trafficking Ring

0:00It's March 27. Welcome to Vancouver News today, powered by AI. A 62-year-old man from Brampton, Ontario, has pleaded guilty to leading a major drug trafficking ring that smuggled hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine from the United States into Canada. The operation ran from September 2020 to February 2023, with Gorham Ritsitu as the top figure in a federal case indicted back in January 2024. In just September and October 2022, he oversaw eight shipments totaling more than 500 kilograms of meth and nearly 300. 50 kilograms of cocaine bought in bulk south of the border and hauled north in semi-trucks. This bust is part of a bigger crackdown, marking SIDU as the 7th defendant to admit guilt, highlighting how these cross-border networks fuel. Street-level distribution on both sides. He's doing court for sentencing on July 9, facing at least 20 years behind bars and

1:00possibly life as authorities wrap up this. Multi-million dollar operation.