RCMP bust meth lab in Quebec’s Laurentians, arrest 4 suspects

Equipment inside a clandestine meth lab in Gore, Que. (Source: RCMP)

The RCMP said it has made four arrests after officers dismantled a suspected methamphetamine lab inside a residential garage in the Laurentians earlier this week.

On Friday, the Mounties were still dismantling the clandestine lab in Gore, Que., about 90 kilometres northwest of Montreal, after the police operation started on Tuesday.

Officers also found a hidden room underneath the garage where they found a synthetic drug lab.

After the search, they seized “large quantities of chemicals, precursors and excipients,” as well as a pill press and other equipment “for synthesizing suspected methamphetamine and producing several million pills,” the RCMP said in a news release on Friday.

Police also conducted search warrants at two other homes in Mille-Isles.

The four people who were arrested were met with investigators and released pending further proceedings and could face charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including production and possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking.

The RCMP said clandestine labs can be dangerous and can be reported to local police or Crime Stoppers (toll-free) at 1-800-711-1800.