Downtown bar owners charged in drug bust
Zucca Bar closed after three-month probe
December 01, 2009
Paul Morse
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/682491
Two owners of the notorious Zucca Bar on James Street North have been charged with trafficking cocaine after a major undercover police operation.
Project Birdie was a three-month investigation that ended with the seizure of more than $20,000 in cocaine and marijuana Friday.
Bar owners Carlo Fazzari, 35, his brother Armand Fazzari, 45, face drug and weapons charges including possession for the purpose trafficking cocaine.
A third owner, Ronald Faria, 36, faces weapons charges.
The Zucca Bar has been closed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario pending a review.