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  • Sherbrooke police raid apartment, seize methamphetamine tablets and cocaine under ACCES Cannabis program
    by William Crooks on June 9, 2026

    Get local news like this every morning. Subscribe free below. Subscribe Pulse Newsroom Sherbrooke police say they executed a drug search warrant at a residential apartment on June 3, seizing hundreds of methamphetamine tablets, cocaine, and hashish and arresting a 37-year-old woman. The search was carried out at 991 rue de L’Habitat, Apartment 2, by the Service de Police de Sherbrooke’s organized crime unit, which includes narcotics investigators and officers assigned to the ACCES Cannabis and ACCES Tabac programs, assisted by the department’s tactical intervention group. Investigators had observed significant foot traffic at the address and identified individuals associated with drug trafficking prior to executing the warrant that morning. What was seized Officers confiscated the following: 350 methamphetamine tablets 364 assorted pills 12 grams of hashish 2 grams of cocaine An unknown powder Seven electronic scales An air pistol $1,813 in Canadian currency Charges pending Charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and trafficking of a controlled substance are expected to be filed against the accused. The case will proceed by way of summons. About the ACCES programs The operation was conducted under two provincial programs coordinated by the Quebec Ministry of Public Security. ACCES Cannabis, launched in 2018, targets the illegal cannabis supply chain with the goal of reducing illicit market access, particularly among youth. ACCES Tabac, established in 2001, targets the illegal tobacco trade in Quebec. Anyone with information about illegal drug sales or production in Sherbrooke can contact police directly at Acces_cannabis@ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca, or report anonymously through Échec au crime at 1-800-711-1800 or echecaucrime.com. Don’t miss the next story that affects your community. Join thousands of readers getting The Pulse every morning—plus breaking news alerts when it matters most. If you value this kind of local journalism, consider supporting it. Subscribe, share and like! Subscribe Share

  • 600 kg of cannabis worth Rs 10 crore seized from truck
    by The Times Of India on June 9, 2026

    Kanpur police seized over 600 kg of cannabis worth Rs 10 crore from a truck on GT Road, arresting a Haryana smuggler; probe traces supply from Odisha.

  • RCMP in BC Target Website Reportedly Selling Cannabis, Psilocybin to Youth
    by Morton Robertson on June 9, 2026

    Mission RCMP in British Columbia recently arrested three people and executed search warrants at two properties in Abbotsford, in relation to a website that was...

  • Drug dealer jailed after officers smelt cannabis wafting from Tranmere flat
    by David JW Humphreys on June 9, 2026

    A drug dealer has been jailed following an investigation after officers smelt cannabis wafting from a flat in Tranmere. In November last year, officers from Wirral were at a block of flats on Broug

  • Drug smuggling methods change to evade detection
    by Paul Reynolds on June 9, 2026

    Transnational organised crime groups have diversified their drug trafficking routes and methods of smuggling to evade detection and bring multi-million Euro drugs consignments to Europe, according to the latest EU drugs report.

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