Police shut down illegal hash processing lab in Quebec
- Six individuals have been arrested in Quebec following a series of searches in Shawinigan, Montreal, and Saint-Armand related to illicit cannabis operations.
- The arrests and searches were conducted by the Sûreté du Québec’s Cannabis Smuggling Investigation Service in collaboration with other police departments.
- A hashish production laboratory operating near the US border in Saint-Armand was dismantled as part of the police actions.
- A large quantity of cannabis was seized during the operation, which involved 70 police officers including dog handlers from the Sûreté du Québec.
Police in Quebec have arrested six and seized a large quantity of cannabis following a series of seven searches of places and five vehicles in Shawinigan, Montreal and Saint-Armand.
In an announcement on November 8, the Sûreté du Québec’s Cannabis Smuggling Investigation Service, in collaboration with the Montreal Police Department and partner municipal police services, said the arrests and searches were in connection with illicit cannabis operations.
Police actions started with the dismantling of a hashish production laboratory operating in Saint-Armand, near the US border, followed by the arrest of six men between the ages of 34 and 71.
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Police say the operation deployed 70 police officers, including dog handlers from the Sûreté du Québec.