A massive police operation is underway in an attempt to dismantle a significant trafficking ring linked to organized crime.
Police are carrying out search and arrest warrants in 30 municipalities in Ontario and Quebec this morning in connection with a major crackdown on organized crime and the drug trade.
Among police conducting the raids and involved in the investigation, 1,000 are from several Quebec services and the RCMP. Several dozen people are expected to be arrested.
The warrants are being executed in Quebec and Ontario, according to Sgt. Grégory Gomez Del Prado of Quebec provincial police. B.C. police are also involved in the investigation.
"There are several targets related to organized crime, but I can't comment more now because the operation is ongoing," he said.
An escouades régionales mixtes (ERM) squad is involved in the raids, Gomez Del Prado said. The unit was created in 1998 to combat biker gangs, but has since expanded to other multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Memories of biker raids
Police would not confirm that the raids were related to illegal motorcycle gangs, but did liken the scale of Thursday's operation to their last two massive ones targeting bikers in Quebec.
"It's a very large operation – we're talking about one almost as large as the ones we made in [operations] Springtime and SharQC," said Sgt. Benoit Richard of Sûreté du Québec.
Operation SharQC, carried out in Quebec and New Brunswick in 2009, targeted the Hells Angels and led to the arrest of 111 full-patch members of the club. Thirteen members arrested in the sweep pleaded guilty this spring to charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
The 2001 Operation Springtime also targeted the Hells and led to the arrest of dozens of club members and associates and charges laid against former president of the Montreal chapter Maurice "Mom" Boucher.
Police have scheduled a news conference in Montreal for 2 p.m. ET Thursday to give more details on Thursday's raids.
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