By Chelsey St-Pierre
The Suburban
A private residence in Dollard-des-Ormeaux (DDO) was searched as part of an investigation related to drug smuggling. Montreal police (SPVM) officers assisted RCMP investigators as they executed the search at the home located in a quiet neighbourhood on Tecumseh Road, near Montevista.
Investigators were searching for evidence related to the sale and distribution of Ketamine as part of an ongoing investigation that began last February. According to RCMP spokesperson Charles Poirier, no arrests were made in connection with the search in DDO that is part of a larger investigation where a total of eight residential properties were searched. However, police officers did arrest Jonathan Massouras who is wanted in the U.S. in connection with a case where he and four other people from the West Island were indicted in California in 2020 for their alleged participation in a telemarketing scam targeting seniors in the U.S., primarily in the state of California.
Massouras was arraigned just hours after his arrest and will remain detained until his hearing on the U.S. request for his extradition. n