RCMP Arrests 15 People in Quebec in Connection with Cocaine Trafficking
RCMP says the investigation seized 14 kilograms of cocaine, over $145,000 in cash and property worth more than $9 million.
- On Tuesday, the RCMP announced charges against 16 people linked to a Montreal-based organized crime group following the years-long Project Chrome investigation, with 15 suspects arrested and one remaining abroad.
- Investigators allege the group operated an illegal gaming house and trafficked drugs, using proceeds to finance building renovations in a probe led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and the Money Laundering Investigative Team.
- Alleged leader Franco Lopez, 61, and his 53-year-old brother Pasquale face multiple charges, while police seized over $9 million in property, 14 kg of cocaine, and over $145,000 in cash.
- Restraint orders now apply to six buildings linked to the organization, marking a new legal challenge after the brothers' 2015 Project Magot-Mastiff charges were stayed in 2019 due to evidence disclosure delays.
- The accused, ranging from 24 to 73 years old, are expected to appear before a judge at the Montreal courthouse today, and the Mounties noted that many suspects do not have prior criminal records.
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Suspects, aged 22 to 73, are suspected of importing cocaine, distributing cocaine and laundering money.
RCMP arrests 15 people in Quebec in connection with cocaine trafficking
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has laid charges against 16 people in a major cocaine trafficking operation, and has arrested 15 of them in Quebec. The federal police force specified Tuesday morning that the people arrested will be charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and laundering the proceeds […]
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Some 16 people face charges following an extensive RCMP investigation into the activities of the Lopez-Oliverio Mafia clan.
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RCMP arrest 15 people following years-long organized crime probe in Montreal area
MONTREAL - RCMP have arrested 15 alleged members of a Montreal-based organized crime group following a years-long drug- and money-laundering investigation.
A Gatinois is part of a group of 16 accused in connection with a cocaine trafficking network in the Montreal area, whose revenues were reported to have been used, among other things, for the renovation of buildings, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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