Sûreté du Québec Officers Search an Address on Boulevard Saint-Luc in Alma and Arrest Four People Aged 42 to 57, Seizing Nearly 100 Grams of Cocaine, Crack, Illicit Cannabis, Ecstasy Tablets and Prescription Medications, and Mathieu Lalancette and Cindy Lessard Remain in Custody, Le Quotidien Reports (October 26, 2026)
Sûreté du Québec officers carried out a drug search at an address on boulevard Saint-Luc in Alma and arrested four people, two men and two women aged 42 to 57, on October 22, 2026, Le Quotidien reported on October 26. The outlet says officers seized nearly 100 grams of cocaine, illicit cannabis, crack, ecstasy tablets and prescription medications. Mathieu Lalancette and Cindy Lessard appeared by videoconference and remain detained for the rest of the proceedings, Le Quotidien reports, citing the Sûreté du Québec. The other two were released and are to return to court at a later date; Le Quotidien says those two could face charges related to drug trafficking. It does not list any charge laid against Lalancette or Lessard.
Legal status: Arrested. Two have appeared by videoconference and remain detained; Le Quotidien does not list any charge laid, and says the two released could face charges related to drug trafficking. All four are presumed innocent.
The Search on Boulevard Saint-Luc
Le Quotidien reports that the search was carried out by the Sûreté du Québec post for the MRC de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, in collaboration with the Sécurité publique de Mashteuiatsh, and that the four arrests were made on October 22, 2026.
The outlet names two of the four, Mathieu Lalancette and Cindy Lessard, and, citing the Sûreté du Québec, says both appeared by videoconference and have remained in custody for the rest of the proceedings. It says the two others were released and must return before the court at a later date. Le Quotidien does not name them and does not attach an individual age to any of the four, giving only a range of 42 to 57.
What Was Seized
According to Le Quotidien, officers seized nearly 100 grams of cocaine, illicit cannabis, crack, ecstasy tablets and prescription medications. The outlet attaches no street value to the seizure and gives no quantities for the items other than the cocaine.
What Le Quotidien does not state
- Charges: Le Quotidien does not list any charge against Mathieu Lalancette or Cindy Lessard, and says the two people released could face charges related to drug trafficking.
- Names: Two of the four arrested are not named.
- Ages: Only a range of 42 to 57 is given, with no age attached to any individual.
- Court dates: No date is given for the videoconference appearances or for the return to court of the two released.
Timeline
- October 22, 2026Sûreté du Québec officers carry out a drug search at an address on boulevard Saint-Luc in Alma and arrest four people.
- Date not given by Le QuotidienMathieu Lalancette and Cindy Lessard appear by videoconference and are held in custody; the two others are released to return to court later.
- October 26, 2026, 1:45 p.m.Le Quotidien reports the search, the arrests and the seizure.
Carried out the search and the arrests, Le Quotidien reports.
Le Quotidien says the search was carried out in collaboration with this force.
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Sources
- Le Quotidien, Stéphane Bouchard, « Quatre arrestations après une saisie de drogue à Alma », October 26, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. — for the search, the arrests and the seizure — lequotidien.com
All four people arrested are presumed innocent, and nothing in this case has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Sûreté du Québec, as reported by Le Quotidien. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
