Quebec police issue warrants in connection to grandparent scam

Sûreté du Québec during operation ENRCO. (Photo Credit: Sûreté du Québec)

By Cole Fortner

Posted June 4, 2024 5:45 pm.

Last Updated June 4, 2024 5:56 pm.

The Sûreté du Québec says officers from Escouade Nationale de Répression du Crime Organisé (ENRCO) have executed multiple search warrants in connection to a grandparent scam.

SQ says five search warrants were issued for businesses and homes in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Vaudreuil-Dorion, and Pointe-Claire, as well as a vehicle.

Police say the operation began in August 2022 and involved more than 50 officers.

Police in both Ontario and Quebec have previously arrested people in connection to the grandparent scam.

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