The Sûreté du Québec Says Its MRC de Joliette Officers, Working With the DECCO Rive-Nord and DEILTA Units, Searched a Joliette Residence on October 8 and Arrested Two Men Aged 36 and 26, and That 3D-Printed Components It Says Could Possibly Be Used to Make a Firearm, Four Weapons of Various Types, More Than 5.5 Kilograms of Cannabis and More Than $11,700 in Counterfeit Money Were Seized (October 20, 2026)
Police of the Sûreté du Québec post for the MRC de Joliette, working with the force’s Division des enquêtes et de la coordination sur le crime organisé Rive-Nord (DECCO Rive-Nord) and its Division des équipes intégrées de lutte contre le trafic d’armes à feu (DEILTA), carried out a search and two arrests in Joliette on October 8 in drug matters and the manufacture of 3D firearms, the force said in a release published on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The Sûreté du Québec says officers searched a residence on rue Helene-Boullé and that two men, aged 36 and 26, were arrested and later released, and must return before the courts at a later date at the Palais de justice de Joliette. The force says the two could face charges in drug matters, illicit cannabis, a prohibited weapon, firearms trafficking and offences under the law on tax and tobacco. No charges are listed in the release, which does not name either man.
The Search and the Two Arrests
The Sûreté du Québec publishes the file under the heading “RESPECT – LUTTE À LA VIOLENCE ARMÉE”. The force says the operation stems from an investigation begun after information received from the public.
Both men were arrested and then released, according to the release, and must return before the courts at a later date.
What the Sûreté du Québec Says Was Seized
The force lists more than 25 grams of cocaine, more than 325 prescription medication tablets, 7 methamphetamine tablets, more than 5.5 kilos of cannabis, more than 30 grams of hashish and more than 695 contraband cigarettes. It also lists what it calls various 3D-printed components possibly allowing a firearm to be made, four weapons of various types, and more than $11,700 in counterfeit money.
The release describes the 3D-printed items as components that could possibly be used to make a firearm. It does not say that a finished firearm was recovered.
The Offences the Force Says Could Follow
The Sûreté du Québec says the two men could face charges in matters of drugs, illicit cannabis, a prohibited weapon, firearms trafficking, and offences under the law on tax and tobacco. Those are possible charges as the force words them, not counts laid before a court.
Charges and Court Appearance
- Names: Neither of the two men is named in the release.
- Charges: No counts are listed. The force says only that the two could face charges.
- Court: Both must return before the courts at a later date at the Palais de justice de Joliette.
Timeline
- October 8, 2026Sûreté du Québec officers of the MRC de Joliette post, with DECCO Rive-Nord and DEILTA, carry out a search at a residence on rue Helene-Boullé in Joliette. Two men, aged 36 and 26, are arrested and later released.
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026The Sûreté du Québec publishes the seizure list and says the two could face charges in drug matters, illicit cannabis, a prohibited weapon, firearms trafficking and offences under the law on tax and tobacco.
Carried out the search and the two arrests
The force’s organized crime investigation and coordination division, named as collaborating on the operation
The force’s integrated teams against firearms trafficking, named as collaborating on the operation
Sources
- Sûreté du Québec, “RESPECT – LUTTE À LA VIOLENCE ARMÉE : PERQUISITIONS ET ARRESTATIONS EN MATIÈRE DE STUPÉFIANTS ET DE FABRICATION D’ARMES À FEU EN 3D À JOLIETTE.”, October 20, 2026 — for the search, the arrests and the seizure list — sq.gouv.qc.ca
Both men are presumed innocent, no charges are listed in the release, and nothing in this file has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Sûreté du Québec, as published in its release of October 20, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.