Man arrested for drug trafficking after suspicious death in Sherbrooke
Posted August 2, 2024 9:04 am.
Last Updated August 2, 2024 12:53 pm.
Sherbrooke police arrested a 55-year-old man for drug trafficking as part of their investigation into a suspicious death that occurred Thursday afternoon in their territory.
In a press release issued Friday morning, the police force stated that the man remains in custody and that he was to be met in the morning by its investigators.
The investigation began around 1 p.m. Thursday, when a resident of the Rock Forest sector called 911 to report that two men were unconscious in his residence. One of them, aged 54, died, while the other, aged 51, was still in critical condition Friday morning.
In the hours that followed, the various police force teams analyzed the scene and seized narcotics, in addition to arresting the 55-year-old man for trafficking.
The police were able to confirm that the deceased man and the one who is still in critical condition did not show any signs of violence and were not known to their department.
The investigation is ongoing.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
