Massive drug bust in Brantford results in seizure of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine

Three men are facing numerous charges after various police agencies worked together to shut down a local drug trafficking operation that resulted in the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine valued at almost $200 million.

The RCMP Federal Police Transnational Serious and Organized Crime (TSOC) team from the Kitchener detachment, with the assistance of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Brantford Police and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

Styres’s killer sentenced in April

By TRT Staff

The man who shot Jonathan Styres in the cold early morning hours of Feb. 4, 2016 will learn his fate on April 12.

Peter Khill, the Binbrook man who was ultimately charged with manslaughter in the death of Styres, could face between four to 15 years in prison for his crime.

Khill was found guilty in the shooting death of Styres, 29 at the time of his death, after a third trial wrapped up in December in the high-profile case.

He was originally acquitted of all charges but after the family appealed, a second trial was ordered. That trial was quickly abandoned when a judge felt that a certain jury member was in a conflict of interest for being involved in volunteer work with Hamilton Police.

The third trial, which took place in December 2022, found Khill guilty of manslaughter.

The shooting occurred with Khill went outside his Binbrook home to confront Styres. Khill has been out on $100,000 bail.

(FINTRAC), unraveled a sophisticated international drug importation scheme leading to multiple charges against three individuals.

The investigation began in the fall of 2021, after CBSA Intelligence received information about exported shipments originating from Central America.

The CBSA, in partnership with RCMP's TSOC team, worked to identify the shipments and the individuals involved.

In December 2021, the CBSA began tracking a marine shipping container of interest exported from Central America with a final destination of Saint John, NB. The investigation revealed that the container's contents were imported by a Brantford resident.

In early January 2022, border services officers in Saint John, New Brunswick, seized more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine concealed within industrial machinery.

Police estimate the total value of the seized cocaine was about $198 million.

Evidence was turned over to the New Brunswick and Ontario RCMP for further investigation.

Kitchener RCMP and Brantford Police executed search warrants in Brantford and New Hamburg last week.

Kyle Alexander Purvis, 35, of Brantford, is facing the following charges:

-Importing Cocaine

-Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking

Adam Kaup, 42, of New Hamburg, is facing the following charges:

-Unlawfully Importing

Cocaine

-Conspiracy to Import Cocaine

Vincenzo Capotorto, of Brantford, is facing the following charges:

-Unlawfully Importing

Cocaine

-Conspiracy to Import

Cocaine

Two of the accused appeared in court on Jan. 19 and Jan. 20.

Brantford Police Chief Rob Davis, a former Six Nations Police Officer, said collaboration between various police forces is necessary to combat drug trafficking.

"As evidenced in this successful investigation, cross-agency collaboration is essential to combat organized crime and beneficially impact community safety. The Brantford Police Service is proud to be a partner and I would like to thank the officers involved for their outstanding efforts."