Gatineau police have arrested a 60-year-old man and seized more than 1,800 methamphetamine tablets after searching a trailer in the Lac Leamy parking lot, just across the river from Ottawa.
What police found
According to TVA Gatineau, officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) searched a trailer parked in the Lac Leamy parking lot, on rue Atawe. The seizure included more than 1,800 methamphetamine tablets.
The details available so far are limited. The report does not say how long police had been watching the trailer, who owned it, or whether anything else was seized alongside the tablets. Those details have not been made public in the information we have seen, and we are not going to guess at them.
The arrest
The SPVG arrested Richard Rochon, 60, of Gatineau. Police say he was taken to the police station so that he could appear in court during the day.
He remains in custody and faces several charges. The TVA Gatineau report introduces a list of those charges, but the specific counts are not part of the information available to us, so we are not listing them here. Anyone charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court, and nothing in the report suggests a court has yet ruled on any of the allegations.
Where this happened
The search took place on rue Atawe, in the parking lot beside Lac Leamy in Gatineau.
More from Gatineau police this month
This is not the only Gatineau police story ottown has followed recently. Earlier today we reported that officers have handed out more than 100 tickets after a school zone enforcement push, in ottown's earlier report. That piece looks at traffic enforcement, while the Lac Leamy case is a drug investigation, so the two are unrelated beyond involving the same police service.
What happens next
Because Rochon remains in custody and was brought to the station to appear in court, the case is now in the hands of the courts. The report does not say when he will next appear, whether he has entered a plea, or whether a bail hearing is scheduled. If police or the courts release more information, such as the full list of charges or details about the investigation, we will update this story.
What readers should know
Nothing in the report suggests any danger to the public at Lac Leamy or in the surrounding area, and the report does not describe any closure of the parking lot. Visitors heading to the lake should not expect changes based on what has been reported so far. Anyone with information about drug activity in the Gatineau area can contact the SPVG, which handled this investigation.
For now, the confirmed facts are straightforward: a trailer searched in the Lac Leamy parking lot, more than 1,800 methamphetamine tablets seized, a 60-year-old Gatineau man arrested, and several charges pending against a man who remains in custody.
Sources: TVA Gatineau
