Sixteen Charged in Quebec Cocaine Trafficking Probe
Sixteen individuals, aged 24 to 73, were charged with cocaine trafficking in Quebec after the multi-year Project Chrome investigation.
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Sixteen individuals, aged 24 to 73, were charged with cocaine trafficking in Quebec after the multi-year Project Chrome investigation.
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Police seized 67 kg of cocaine in Montreal on July 8, 2026, leading to three suspects from Quebec and New Brunswick being charged with trafficking and scheduled for a bail hearing.
Three individuals charged after a joint Quebec‑New Brunswick police operation seized 67 kg of cocaine are set for a bail hearing in Montreal on July 8, 2026.
Montreal police seized 67 kg of cocaine and three suspects from Quebec and New Brunswick have been charged with trafficking, appearing before a Montreal court on July 8, 2026.