Quebec
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Montreal Man, 21, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Harassment in Alma Extortion Case
A Montreal man, 21, pleaded guilty at the Alma courthouse to criminal harassment instead of the extortion charge he originally faced, Le Nouvelliste reports. The Crown and defence jointly proposed eight months in the community and 18 months of probation. A co-accused received 12 months in the community earlier in the case.
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Handgun, Meth Tablets and Cocaine Seized in Sept-Îles Search; Man, 56, in Court
The Sûreté du Québec says the Équipe mixte de Sept-Îles searched an apartment on rue Joliet on November 5, seized a handgun, nearly twenty methamphetamine tablets and a few grams of cocaine, and arrested two men. A 56-year-old man appeared in court the same day on a prohibited weapon charge.
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Five Arrested in Four Days as SQ Targets Drug Trafficking Near Rivière-du-Loup
The Sûreté du Québec arrested five people in four days in Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Antonin and La Pocatière, Mon Temiscouata reports, and searches turned up cocaine, more than 800 methamphetamine tablets and firearms. Three of the five remain detained.
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Over 126,000 Meth Tablets Seized in Shawinigan and Trois-Rivières Searches
Sûreté du Québec contraband investigators seized more than 126,000 methamphetamine tablets, more than 116,000 contraband cigarettes and large quantities of cannabis in searches at Shawinigan and Trois-Rivières. A man of 37 and a woman of 32 were arrested on November 5 and released to return to court.
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Two Could Face Charges After SQ Alcohol-Smuggling Operation in Kangiqsujuaq
The Sûreté du Québec says an investigation that began in June led to a search in the Chambly area on November 3 and an alcohol-smuggling operation in Kangiqsujuaq on November 5. The force says close to eight litres of assorted alcohol and close to $12,000 in cash were seized across the two searches, and that…
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Sûreté du Québec Seizes Over 45,000 Methamphetamine Tablets in MRC Papineau
The Sûreté du Québec says its Outaouais mixed squad carried out 15 drug-trafficking searches in the MRC de Papineau, seizing more than 45,000 methamphetamine tablets, more than 970 grams of cocaine, a handgun, four long guns and more than $63,000 in cash.
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Four Arrested as SQ Searches Mont-Laurier Club It Considers a Hells Angels Supporter
The Sûreté du Québec says five searches in Mont-Laurier and Ferme-Neuve, one of them at the premises of the Dark Souls, a club it considers a Hells Angels supporter club, have so far seized a handgun, cocaine and methamphetamine tablets. Four people were arrested; two were due in court on November 3 and could face…
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Man Shot at Saint-Honore Home; SQ Arrests a Suspect, 28
A man was shot outside his home on boulevard Martel in Saint-Honoré, in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, at about 1 a.m. Saturday, and the Sûreté du Québec arrested a 28-year-old suspect the same day, Noovo Info reports. The man was taken to hospital and his life is not believed to be in danger. No charge has been reported.…
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Two Men, 20 and 25, Seriously Hurt by a Sharp Object in Ville-Marie
Two men, aged 20 and 25, suffered serious upper-body injuries caused by a sharp object inside a licensed establishment on rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest near avenue Atwater early Saturday, Noovo Info and La Presse Canadienne report. The SPVM is treating the case as an attempted murder. Both men are stable, no arrest has been made, and…
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Two Men Appear in Court After Montreal’s 20th Homicide of the Year
Two men, aged 25 and 28, arrested after a 20-year-old man died following a fight near Papineau Avenue and Beaubien Street in Montreal have appeared before the Cour du Quebec, SPVM spokesperson Agent Manuel Couture said on Saturday morning, according to La Presse Canadienne. The nature of the charges was not specified. The SPVM confirms…