TORONTO COP CHARGED IN MASSIVE DRUG SWEEP

A Toronto police officer who allegedly assisted an Eastern European
organized crime group traffic narcotics has been released on bail.

Constable Ioan-Florin Floria, 34, an eight-year veteran, was arrested
yesterday as part of a massive drug sweep across the GTA that resulted
in more than two dozen arrests.

He is charged with two counts of breach of trust, two counts of
attempt to obstruct justice, accessory after the fact of kidnapping,
and laundering the proceeds of crime. He is now under suspension with
pay.

Police allege Floria conducted computerized checks using other
officers' badge numbers to avoid detection, outlined methods of
avoiding police detection when involved in drug trafficking, and
withheld information and obstructed an investigation into a kidnapping.

Chief Bill Blair said that, while the arrest is deeply concerning, it
does not represent a widespread infiltration of organized crime in the
service.