A police operation has ended after a suspicious package was dropped off at a Plateau-Mont-Royal commercial building on Monday afternoon.
Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils said a powdered substance was left inside an envelope at a business near the intersection of St-Laurent Boulevard and Napoléon Street.
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The city’s fire department determined the substance was not dangerous, she added.
The envelope did not contain a note or a threat, according to police. No one was hurt.
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Police had asked the public to avoid the area.
St-Laurent Boulevard was closed between Napoléon and Duluth streets. Napoléon Street was also closed between St-Laurent Boulevard and Ste-Dominique Street.
An investigation is underway.
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