David Lévesque, one of two men in their thirties arrested on February 2 during a drug search on the 1re avenue Ouest in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, is continuing his therapy for his addiction problems, which has forced the postponement of his cases at the Sainte-Anne-des-Monts courthouse until August 20.
Lévesque has been detained since his arrest following an operation carried out by Sûreté du Québec police officers. He was found criminally responsible following a psychiatric evaluation.
Pre-trial detention served before a sentence is imposed is counted at 1.5 days for each day spent in prison.
Promise to appear
The second suspect was released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.
The two men could face several drug charges including; of possession of narcotics with a view to trafficking as well as trafficking and distribution of narcotics.
A search was also carried out on site.
Police seized more than $1,500 in Canadian money, more than 30 grams of cannabis, nearly 20 grams of hashish, nearly 55 grams of cocaine, approximately 10 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 80 methamphetamine tablets and nearly 300 tablets. of prescription medications.
Various units from the Sûreté du Québec came to support this operation, including the Judicial Identification Service, a dog handler and the tactical intervention group.
