On the spot, the police of the Post of the Sûreté du Québec in the City of Shawinigan, in collaboration with the Division of Investigations and the Coordination on the organized Crime of the SQ, arrested a 63 -year -old man.
The reasons for his arrest are linked to drug trafficking and concealment of less than $ 5,000. The suspect has been released pending the rest of the procedures, it is said.
The search has notably allowed the police to enter “more than $ 3000 in Canadian currency; nearly 20 grams of cocaine; Over 60 grams of cannabis; Over 60 grams of hashish; More than 18,000 smuggling cigarettes; More than 5 liters of smuggling alcohol, ”according to the assessment of the authorities.
It is indicated that the intervention was part of an investigation by the Shawinigan post and that it mobilized a dozen police officers. A dog handler was notably used.
-Any information on smuggling or drug trafficking activities can be communicated confidentially to the Creation of Criminal Information at 1 800 659-4264, recalls the Sûreté du Québec.
– With Sébastien Houle
Canada
