Longueuil police were involved in drug raids to stop what they’re calling a major cocaine and marijuana network on Montreal’s South Shore.
Officers from Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Roussillon, Châteauguay, and the Sûreté du Québec began the raids at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Arrests were made in Brossard, Saint-Hubert, Longueuil, Mascouche, Repentigny and Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu.
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“Over 150 police officers were involved in the raids,” said Longueuil police spokesperson Ariane Leroux.
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Seventeen arrests were made. The suspects are 13 men and four women between the ages of 19 and 41 years old.
The arrested suspects were all known to police.
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