Six young people aged 17 to 20 were arrested last Friday while driving at high speed on Highway 40 in Montreal. Two of them were also charged with possession of a firearm.
around 10 p.m. on April 19, patrol officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) intercepted two vehicles driving at speed on Highway 40 East, near Côte-de-Liesse. The officers then noticed that one of the cars had been reported stolen.
They then proceeded to arrest the six individuals distributed in the two vehicles. Officers seized two prohibited firearms, ammunition and narcotics at the same time.
Two of the suspects, aged 17, appeared by videoconference the next day to be formally charged with possession of a firearm. The four others were released pending further proceedings.
The SQ specifies that other charges could be laid later and that tickets will be issued.