Canadian wanted in international drug trafficking investigation arrested in Mexico

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Mexican authorities have arrested a Canadian fugitive who has been wanted since 2022 in connection with an investigation into an international trafficking operation that smuggled drugs to Manitoba.

Denis Ivziku was arrested on May 14 in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, according to a statement from Canada’s Justice Department. He is now facing extradition proceedings and faces Canadian charges for conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance and conspiracy to possess proceeds obtained by crime, the department said in a Thursday statement to CBC.

In 2022, Manitoba RCMP said Ivziku, from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, was wanted in connection with Project Divergent. (new window)

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