LPD concludes Projet Daurade with arrests and asset seizures

The Laval Police announced on Tuesday that they had concluded a major investigation, dubbed Projet Daurade, aimed at dismantling a criminal network operating within its territory.

The operation, which lasted over a year and a half, was designed to curb the illicit activities of a group involved in drug trafficking and money laundering, according to the LPD.

Among the assets and materials seized by the police:

  • Three buildings valued at over $2.8 million;
  • Five vehicles;
  • Over $300,000 in luxury goods and proceeds of crime;
  • Over $555,000 in cash;
  • 51 kg of cannabis, 1.4 kg of cocaine, 1.5 kg of MDMA, 700 g of methamphetamine, and several other controlled substances;
  • 4 firearms;
  • Equipment for the production and processing of narcotics.