Fentanyl: Montreal police arrest a man linked to two cases of overdose

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Tuesday, 24 October 2017 10:09

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The police has pinned a man of 31 years which would be linked to two cases of an overdose of Fentanyl, including one fatal, that have occurred during the past few weeks, in Montreal.

Olivier Reid, 31 years old, was arrested last Wednesday and has then appeared in Montreal under charges of drug trafficking and possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

His arrest is the result of an investigation initiated on 30 September, following a case of non-fatal overdose have been reported in the area of Notre-Dame-de-Grace.

“The investigators will then be the link between this event and another overdose, fatal this time, which will happen a few days later in the same area,” said the Montreal police by way of a press release.

As a result of various steps of investigation, the police were able to link Olivier Reid in these two cases of overdose.

Two raids were carried out during the operation. These have notably led to the seizure of 53 grams of heroin, 12 grams of cocaine, 48 grams of cannabis and nearly $ 20,000 in cash.