Dec
13

Investigation Cendrier: Several arrests for trafficking illegal tobacco

From: Canada Police Report

Valleyfield, Quebec – RCMP officers from the Valleyfield Detachment are currently arresting several individuals as part of Project Cendrier. A total of 16 individuals from Quebec, Ontario and the United States are targeted by today’s operation. This strike dismantles a contraband tobacco network which operated primarily from the Akwesasne territory in New York State to the Kahnawake territory in Montérégie, via the Saint-François Lake waterway. Over 150 deliveries by boat were identified during the investigation.

Arrest warrants were issued for the following individuals:

In Quebec:

  • Frédéric Bordeleau-Beaupré, 21 yrs., from Rigaud