A 24the The suspect was arrested Wednesday in the fight against the bloody conflict between the Hells Angels and Dave “Pic” Turmel's gang in eastern Quebec.
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This time it was in Beauport where the investigators of the MALSAIN Project and the Tactical Intervention Group of the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ) struck.
A 34-year-old man was arrested around 5 p.m. for “violence between criminal groups.” This is the sixth suspect arrested by Quebec police in this case.
The suspect is scheduled to appear at the Quebec courthouse on Thursday and is expected to face charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and forcible confinement. Until then he will remain in custody.
According to the police, further arrests will be made in this case in order to put an end to the wave of violence linked to organized crime in the region.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) and police officers from Quebec, Saguenay and Lévis are holding a press conference at provincial police headquarters on Wednesday morning to take stock of the situation.
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