Six arrests in raids on suspected drug labs
CBC News
Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:40 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 8, 2012 2:07 PM ET
Montreal police led the operation, which included a raid on a home in the Laurentians. (Radio-Canada)
Police have made six arrests in connection with a series of raids on suspected drug labs north of Montreal.
Montreal police led the operation with the assistance of the Quebec provincial police. A home in Sainte-Sophie and several other locations were raided Wednesday morning.
Const. Raphael Bergeron said the lab was suspected of producing synthetic drugs like methamphetamine.
More details are expected Wednesday afternoon.
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