Quebec police seize nearly two tonnes of cannabis; three arrested and released
Quebec police searching five homes and farm fields and three vehicles in Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Drummondville and Trois-Rivières on 28 October 2026 seized more than 600 cannabis plants, about 1,950 kg of dried buds and nearly 6 kg of hashish. Three men were questioned and released; police said they could face smuggling charges.
🇨🇦 Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, MRC d'Acton, Quebec · Canada
- Arrested
- 3
- Plants destroyed
- 600
- Cannabis
- 1.95 t
Quebec’s provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec, carried out searches in
Saint-Théodore-d’Acton, Drummondville and Trois-Rivières on Wednesday 28 October
2026.[1] They searched five homes and farm fields and three vehicles.[1]
Three men — one aged 31 and two aged 46 — were arrested, interviewed and
released.[2] Police said they could eventually face cannabis-smuggling
charges.[1]
Officers seized more than 600 cannabis plants, about 1,950 kg of dried cannabis
buds and nearly 6 kg of hashish.[2] They also found about 480 methamphetamine
tablets and seized four vehicles as offence-related property.[1] About 60
police officers took part in the operation.[2] The warrants were executed by
MRC d’Acton officers, the Escouade régionale mixte (ERM, a joint regional
squad), Trois-Rivières police and road controllers from the transport ministry
(MTMD).[3]
The searches followed an investigation opened in summer 2026 into a criminal
organisation of producers said to work under the cover of several Health Canada
medical cannabis production certificates.[2] The operation was run under
ACCES-Cannabis (Actions concertées pour contrer les économies souterraines), a
provincial programme set up in 2018 to fight cannabis smuggling at every stage
of the supply chain, from illegal production to neighbourhood dealing.[2] The
Sûreté du Québec gave no market value for the drugs and did not say how the
quantities were divided among the three municipalities.[1]
Sources
- Cannabis médical et contrebande : la SQ frappe et procède à des arrestations à Drummondville, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton et Trois-Rivières. Vingt55, 29 October 2026. In French.
- Importante saisie de cannabis médical. L'Express de Drummondville, 29 October 2026. In French.
- Perquisition de la SQ à Drummondville et Saint-Théodore-d'Acton. Radio-Acton, 30 October 2026. In French.
Open questions the AI reported
- No charges had been laid: the three men were interviewed and released, and police said only that they could eventually face cannabis-smuggling charges.
- The Sûreté du Québec gave no market value for the seized drugs and did not say how the quantities were divided among the three municipalities.
- No combined weight was given: police reported about 1,950 kg of dried cannabis buds and nearly 6 kg of hashish separately.
- Radio-Acton, published on 30 October, says the searches took place "yesterday", which would put them on 29 October; the report uses 28 October, the Wednesday date given by Vingt55 and implied by L'Express's 29 October publication.
- Radio-Acton reported about 500 methamphetamine tablets where L'Express and Vingt55 reported about 480; the report uses 480.
