Several police forces carried out a dozen raids in the greater Montreal area on Thursday morning.
The Surete Quebec, together with local police forces in Longueuil, Laval and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, underwent a large-scale operation that dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network.
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According to spokesman Jean-Pierre Voutsinos of the Longueuil police, these radical searches are aimed at disrupting a well-established distribution network.
The Caballa Project was first initiated by investigators from the Longueuil Police Department (SPAL) last April, following information received from the public about the presence of a narcotics distribution network on the south coast of Montreal.
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Around 150 SPAL police officers assisted in the operation that extends from Longueuil, as well as in Laval, Vaudreuil-Dorion and Varennes.
So far no arrests have been made in connection with the searches.
Voutsinos says a full and detailed report of the size items is expected to be announced at a later date.
“We believe that we will seize interesting amounts of narcotics and weapons,” Voutsinos said.
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