Montreal, Canada (November 16, 2018) BTN — An anti-drug
operation involving five police forces and targeting a motorcycle club linked to the Hells Angels MC saw 14 arrests and as many raids carried out
Thursday as part of an investigation sparked by a string of fentanyl overdose
deaths in 2017.
Officers from Quebec City, Granby and Laval are also
involved in the operation.
Montreal police say there were 12 raids carried out in
Montreal, including at a car parts shop on Henri-Bourassa Blvd. E. in
Montréal-Est, while two sites were raided in Laval. The focus of the raids was
the Minotaures West-Montreal, a motorcycle club affiliated with the Hells
Angels that was formed last year.
Members of the support club are alleged to have headed a
network that trafficked in cocaine and heroin even though the Hells Angels MC worldwide have a long-established internal rule that states: “All contact or
use of heroin is strictly forbidden.”
Police officers seized 50 pounds of marijuana, 11 kilograms
of cocaine, 75 grams of heroin and roughly 600,000 methamphetamine pills. They
also seized an AK47 assault rifle, seven other types of firearms, $122,460 in
cash as well as clothing and other items bearing the Minotaures MC logo, the
horned head of the beast from Greek mythology.
According to a release issued by the Montreal police, the 14
arrests made on Thursday were part of a long investigation through which 20
other people have already been charged in the past.
The people arrested on
Thursday are expected to appear in court on Friday.
Officers from Quebec City, Granby and Laval are also
involved in the operation.
SOURCE: Montreal Gazette