Drugs and Vice Enforcement Bureau
The Drugs and Vice Unit is made up of four teams, in addition to the Asset Forfeiture Unit, which investigate the production and manufacturing of controlled drugs and substances including prescription drug fraud; prostitution and adult entertainment offences; liquor licence offences; and gambling and gaming offences.

In 2009, Drugs and Vice Unit officers investigated illegal activities at massage parlours across the region and laid 142 charges against 43 people and permanently shut down two operations.

In partnership with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the Vice Team conducted 44 liquor licence inspections at licensed premises and laid 51 charges against 13 establishments.

The unit’s highlights in 2009 included the discovery and dismantling of a clandestine drug production laboratory in the City of Vaughan in which officers seized $800,000 worth of ephedrine, a precursor necessary to produce methamphetamine.

Officers also investigated two disturbing incidents of human trafficking where female victims, one as young as 15, were forced into prostitution after being lured over the Internet. Four people have been charged.