Peel Regional Police’s Specialized Enforcement Bureau, in collaboration with the United States Department of Homeland Security and Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO), successfully infiltrated and disrupted a firearm trafficking network operating across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).  

Launched in October 2025 and active until July this year,  Project Red Zone was an undercover operation that resulted in the seizure of 23 firearms, 824.75 grams of cocaine, and more than 950 rounds of ammunition. 

One of the firearms recovered through Project Red Zone has been linked to a March 2024 homicide in Mississauga, in which one male was fatally shot and another sustained serious injuries. 

The investigation determined that 15 of the seized firearms originated in the United States. Several firearms recovered through the project are prohibited in Canada. Forensic analysis also linked the seized firearms to 14 shootings across the GTA. 

As a result of the investigation, the following four individuals have been arrested and charged:  

Stephen Prakash Consala, a 24-year-old male from Scarborough for trafficking 23 firearms, trafficking ammunition, trafficking in a controlled substance and fail to comply with a release order. 

Akshaya Srikanthan, a 24-year-old female from Ajax for firearms trafficking, trafficking in a controlled substance, 

Sammy Shaik, a 28-year-old male from Mississauga  for trafficking ammunition  and  Janoj Dhayabaran, a 23-year-old male from Toronto for firearms trafficking  and possession for the purpose of trafficking. 

Consala and Dhayabaran were held pending a bail hearing. Srikanthan and Shaik have been released and will appear before The Ontario Court of Justice at a later date. 

The successful completion of this investigation was made possible through funding provided by the Ontario Government, Ministry of the Solicitor General in which CISO supported this investigation.