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Residents living near a home in Dollard-des-Omeaux were startled Thursday morning by the sight of heavily armed Montreal police officers who were assisting RCMP investigators as they executed a search warrant on Tecumseh St. as part of an investigation into alleged ketamine smuggling.
RCMP spokesperson Charles Poirier said the search warrant, carried out at an address where Tecumseh St. intersects with Montevista St., was one of eight executed at residences in Dorval, Laval and Ontario on Thursday.
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The investigation began in February after the RCMP received information from the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Six men and one woman were arrested and brought to the RCMP’s C Division headquarters in Westmount for questioning. Poirier said no charges are expected to be laid Thursday in connection with the ongoing investigation.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s website, ketamine is “a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a ‘dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen’ because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment.”
A man who lives near the home that was raided on Tecumseh St. told The Gazette he was in his backyard sometime after 6:30 a.m. when he suddenly heard people shouting: “Police!”
“Normally, it’s so quiet here,” said the man, who asked that his name not be published.
Other people posted on Facebook that they saw heavily armed police officers outside the home.
Shortly after 9 a.m., a marked RCMP vehicle could be seen in the driveway of the house as RCMP crime scene technicians walked in and out of the dwelling. The handle on the front door to the home was heavily damaged.
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