The Sûreté du Québec’s Cannabis Smuggling Investigation Service, in collaboration with the Québec City Police Department, conducted searches on the morning Thursday, November 14 in connection with illicit cannabis and other substances.

The operation, say police, sought to dismantle a criminal organization engaged in the production, distribution and sale of illicit cannabis and other substances in the Portneuf region between Quebec City and Trois-Rivières.

Police arrested four, two women aged 26 and 32 and two men, both aged 32 in the course of four searches of two residences located in Donnacona and Cap-Santé, a business located in Portneuf, a storage facility located in Donnacona, and a vehicle. 

The operation involved around thirty police officers, including investigators, SIJ technicians and dog handlers from the Sûreté du Québec.

The ACCES Cannabis program (Actions Concertées pour Contrer les Économies Souterraines) is a provincial initiative set up in 2018 by the Ministry of Public Security, to combat illicit cannabis operations. 

Earlier this month, police in Quebec arrested six and seized a large quantity of cannabis in connection with what they say was a hash processing facility.

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