Ten people were arrested early Tuesday morning following a raid in Montreal, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships.
The arrests were linked to organized crime and may have involved drug trafficking, according to police. A dozen people were targeted in the raid, including a member of the Hells Angels.
The suspects are expected to appear in court via videoconference on Tuesday, police say.
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The arrests follow searches that were carried out in February and in the past few days. As part of the operation, arrests were made Tuesday in Montreal, Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, Terrebonne, Sherbrooke, and Ange-Gardien in the Montérégie region.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) obtained the collaboration of several municipal police forces to make the arrests.
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