Three People From Quebec and New Brunswick Face Charges After 67 Kg of Cocaine Seized
RCMP seized 67 kilograms of cocaine, $115,000 in cash and ammunition after a delivery to a residence prompted arrests and trafficking charges.
- On Friday, July 3, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized 67 kilograms of cocaine from a St-Sauveur residence during a joint operation with the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Police report the seized narcotics originated in Colombia and were shipped inside metal cylinders delivered to the St-Sauveur residence.
- Authorities arrested Sébastien Morel, 42, Evens Pierrelouis, 50, and Rodrigue Gionet, 72, charging them with importing and trafficking cocaine; officers recovered $115,000 in cash, firearm ammunition, and several cellphones.
- The three suspects appeared at the St-Jérôme courthouse on Friday and remain in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Wednesday in Montreal.
- RCMP officers arrested two additional individuals during the operation but released them after questioning; police stated these individuals could potentially face charges as the investigation continues.
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Three individuals suspected of trafficking in cocaine, two from Saint-Sauveur in Quebec and one from Allardville in New Brunswick, are scheduled to appear this Wednesday in Montreal for their investigation on release. Sébastien Morel, 42, and Evens Pierrelouis, 50, both from Saint-Sauveur, and the 72-year-old Neo-Brunswickois Rodrigue Gionet, were arrested last week [...]
Three men aged 42 to 72 were arrested and 67 kg of cocaine was seized in a Royal Canadian Mounted Police operation in a residence in Saint-Sauveur on July 3.
An operation in a residence in Saint-Sauveur resulted in the seizure of approximately 67 kilos of cocaine. Three people are now facing import and trafficking charges. A large shipment of cocaine was seized on July 3 in a residence in Saint-Sauveur. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, approximately 67 kilos of drugs were in metal cylinders from Colombia. The operation was conducted by the RCMP Federal Police, in collaboration with the…
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