Quebec police seize 1.4 kg of cannabis and hashish, boats and $18,800
Sûreté du Québec officers searched a home on rang Sainte-Rose in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in the MRC de Joliette, on 28 October 2026, seizing more than 975 grams of cannabis, more than 450 grams of hashish, two boats, two watercraft, several vehicles and more than C$18,800 in cash. No arrest was reported and the investigation continues.
🇨🇦 rang Sainte-Rose, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MRC de Joliette, Quebec · Canada
Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC de Joliette, a regional county
municipality in Quebec, searched a residence in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes on 28
October 2026.[1]The search was carried out with the force’s Rive-Nord
organised-crime investigation and coordination division (DECCO Rive-Nord), at a
home on rang Sainte-Rose, a rural road in the municipality.[2]
During the search, officers seized more than 975 grams of cannabis and more than
450 grams of hashish, a cannabis resin.[1]The seizure also included two boats
with trailers, two personal watercraft with trailers and more than C$18,800 in
cash.[1]
The operation followed an investigation that was opened after information
received from the public, and the investigation continues.[1]The Sûreté du
Québec asked anyone with information about cannabis smuggling or drug
trafficking to contact its criminal information centre confidentially at 1 800
659-4264.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
1.425 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
CFNJcfnj.netFRPerquisition en matière de cannabis à Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
L'Actionlaction.comFRPerquisitions de stupéfiants et de véhicules à Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Open questions the AI reported
No arrest, suspect or charge was reported in either account.
The two accounts list the seized property differently: CFNJ names the boats, watercraft and cash, while L'Action also lists a snowmobile, an ATV, a farm tractor, three trailers and a 2025 Ford F250.
Both drug weights and the cash amount are minimums ("more than"); the 1.425 kg in figures is the sum of the two stated minimums, and no market value was given for the drugs or vehicles.
Neither report says whether anyone was in the residence, how the drugs were stored, or what the home was used for.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in L'Action: Officers also took a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a farm tractor, three trailers of various types and a 2025 Ford F250 pickup truck.
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