Police Respond to War Over Drug Territory in Quebec City and Surrounding Areas

Police Respond to War Over Drug Territory in Quebec City and Surrounding Areas
A provincial police emblem is seen on an officer’s uniform in Montreal, on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Provincial police say they have launched an operation in response to rising violence between independent drug dealers and criminal biker gangs.

About 100 officers from specialized units were deployed on Feb. 23 across the province in connection to what they say is a war over drug-selling territory in the Quebec City area, the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, the Lower St-Lawrence and the North Shore.