The police operation also takes place simultaneously in other regions of Quebec.
According to the authorities, violent events linked to organized crime took place in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean recently. The kidnapping of Michaël Chouinard earlier this week could be linked to drug trafficking.
The forces The order received several reports of intimidation, armed attacks, assaults or attempted murder.
We need to activate here. The latest events in the last few days are not unrelated to all this.
A quote from Hugues Beaulieu, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec
A command post has been set up to accommodate this major police deployment in the region.
The Sûreté du Québec invites the population to provide them with any information that could be relevant to them in the context of this operation .
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