Dany Villanueva among those arrested in Montreal North drug bust

MONTREAL – Eleven people were arrested Thursday afternoon during a drug bust in Montreal North and Repentigny.

The SWAT team made the arrests around 4 p.m. on Arthur-Chevrier Street.

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Two suspects tried to flee and one was hit with a rubber bullet.

He was taken to hospital.

The provincial police have been called in to investigate the shooting.

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Authorities said one of those arrested was Dany Villanueva, the brother of Fredy Villanueva, a teenager who was shot and killed by an officer in 2008.

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The incident became a symbol of the harsh tensions between police and the city’s visible minority community.

All suspects are expected to appear in court Friday on drug trafficking charges.