Jonathan Lavigne, a young man from Delson suspected of being a supplier of firearms to criminal groups in northeast Montreal, is expected to plead guilty to a host of charges on Thursday. He faces four years in prison.
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The 27-year-old is facing two counts of possession of a restricted firearm, a Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol and a semi-automatic rifle, possession of a firearm for the purpose of transfer and possession of a prohibited device, namely a high capacity magazine.
According to our information, he is due to appear on Thursday and should plead guilty to all these charges. He could therefore be sentenced to four years in prison.
Lavigne had been arrested on the 1er last June during a major police operation as part of the Centaur project.
The police had seized weapons, ammunition, high-capacity magazines and wads of cash during several searches, notably in Delson, where the suspect resides.
Jonathan Lavigne and three other men were arrested in early June. Searches had taken place in Delson, Saint-Amable, Longueuil and Old Montreal with the aim of neutralizing a firearms trafficking network linked to Montreal street gangs. The police do not exclude that these weapons have been used in shootings that have made headlines in recent months.
The suspects, Jérémie Lamontagne, Jonathan Lavigne, Daniel Charléus and Marc-Antoine Lefebvre, had appeared in connection with numerous charges related to the importation and resale of firearms.
They are the police officers of the Montreal Integrated Weapons Trafficking Team (EILTA), made up of members of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) and the Agence Canada Border Services, who had carried out these important searches and arrests.
Any information related to the possession, trafficking or use of firearms can be communicated to the CENTAURE information line at 1 833 888-ARME (2763).