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Quebec police make 47 arrests in anti-drug raids east of Montreal

A Sûreté du Québec police logo photographed on a cruiser, in Montreal, Quebec on May 7, 2014. Denis Beaumont / The Canadian Press

GRANBY, Que. – Authorities say they have arrested 47 people in anti-drug raids east of Montreal.

About 500 police officers from different forces, including the Ontario Provincial Police, took part in the operation, which was initiated in 2013 to dismantle an alleged regional drug distribution network.

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The suspects will appear in court Wednesday and Thursday in Sherbrooke, about 150 kilometres east of Montreal.

Police said charges could include drug-trafficking, possession with intent to traffic, committing an offence for the benefit of a criminal organization and trafficking in property obtained via crime.

Authorities also conducted dozens of searches and around Granby, east of Montreal, and one in the Ottawa area.

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