[PHOTOS] Armed violence in Quebec: five people arrested in a seniors’ residence

Quebec police arrested five people in a Charlesbourg seniors’ residence following a robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon, in connection with armed violence by criminal groups in the region.

It was around 2 p.m. that investigators from Project MALSAIN burst into the Manoir et Cours de l’Atrium, on West 57th Street, to arrest the five individuals aged between 26 and 57 for robbery and possession of narcotics, under the astonished eyes of the other residents of the place.

According to our information, the theft in question took place in the parking lot of the seniors’ residence.

A search resulted in the seizure of 14 grams of cocaine, 3.5 grams of crystal meth and several items stolen in the previous hours.

Four of the five suspects were eventually released without charge. Only a 35-year-old woman remained in custody pending her arraignment on Wednesday.