Duo from Gatineau and Ange-Gardien facing weapons and drug charges

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Searches of properties in Gatineau and L’Ange-Gardien resulted in weapons and drug-trafficking costs towards two males, Quebec police introduced Thursday.

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The raids by the Regional Blended Squad Outaouais, a collaboration of the Sûreté du Québec and police in Gatineau and the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, befell earlier within the day.

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A 29-year-old man from Gatineau and a 39-year-old from L’Ange-Gardien, one other Outaouais group northeast of Gatineau, appeared in courtroom on Thursday afternoon to face costs, police mentioned in a media launch, including that extra costs might be added within the coming days.

Police additionally mentioned that Thursday’s searches had led to the seizure of 10 handguns, eight lengthy weapons, one assault weapon, a high-capacity journal, ammunition, a bulletproof jacket, greater than 25,000 methamphetamine tablets, greater than 40 litres of GHB, greater than 10 kilos of hashish and greater than $15,000 in money.

The searches have been a part of Challenge Centaure, a provincewide technique concentrating on organized crime and armed violence.

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