The state has obtained the confiscation of the house of a man suspected of drug trafficking, who has been on the run and missing for more than two years.
The Attorney General of Quebec recently took possession of a family home on rue Beauchemin, in a residential area of Brossard, on the South Shore of Montreal, according to a confiscation order consulted by The newspaper.
Poster seen on the residence on rue Beauchemin.
Photo Martin Chevalier
The home is valued at approximately $400,000, according to the land register. Its previous owner was Amin Erraki, 32 years old.
His residence was first the subject of a search as part of the QUALIFIER project, in February 2021, we can read in the document.
Amin Erraki, missing
Taken from the Facebook of the Embassy of Canada in Guatemala
Erraki would have been found alone on the scene when the tactical intervention group entered, we read. He was released at the end of the operation.
Weapons and Rolexes
On site, the authorities seized 3.4 g of hashish, more than 1140 g of cocaine, two cell phones, two 45 caliber firearm magazines, two pistols with loaded magazines, a 12 caliber rifle, a watch Rolex and a little over $600.
In a safe, they also discovered $30,000 as well as a second Rolex watch.
On March 4, 2021, Erraki was declared missing by his family.
He would have taken off shortly after the police operation to try to avoid the justice system, according to the authorities.
Two months later, Erraki was nonetheless charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of illegal weapons.
He was of course absent during his appearance.
Seen at the‘stranger
On these same dates, he was allegedly seen and checked in Casablanca, Morocco, without providing an address.
He could have been there, or in Mohammedia, according to a wanted notice published on the Facebook page of the Canadian embassy in Guatemala.
Taken from the Facebook of the Embassy of Canada in Guatemala
A pan-Canadian warrant was then launched to trace him.
In August 2021, he purchased a return ticket to Canada while traveling with his mother, according to the court document.
The authorities were preparing to arrest him when he got off the plane, but he was not there, it is possible to read.
And the following October, he allegedly took a flight from Casablanca to Panama, then to Cali, Colombia, it is reported.
Shortly after, he reportedly took another flight from Panama to Costa Rica.
Still alive?
Furthermore, the authorities now have reason to believe that he could be dead, according to our information.
The watches and money seized during the February 2021 search were handed over to his lawyer.
His mother was designated as guardian of his property, according to a decision rendered in April 2022.
The case of his co-defendants must return to court this Friday, at the Longueuil courthouse.
– With Valérie Gonthier and Philippe Langlois, Investigation Office