This article written in french by Nicholas Pereira was automatically translated using AI
The Economic Crimes Investigation Service of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) conducted a major raid on March 21 at a clandestine laboratory producing fake documents.
This included fraudulent identity documents and credit cards.
During the operation, officers seized nearly 1,000 counterfeit documents and sophisticated equipment used to manufacture fake Canadian residency cards, health insurance cards, debit and credit cards, social insurance cards, and counterfeit driver’s licenses.
Among the seized evidence were manufacturing equipment, five embossers, a punch machine, a laser engraver, 26 specialized printers, two laminating machines, a plasticizer, and a counterfeit banknote detection machine.
Pre-prepared envelopes containing different identity cards under the same name, $1,010 in cash, two safes filled with numerous counterfeit identity documents and credit cards, as well as electronic devices, were also seized.
The SQ stated that the seized fake documents were of high quality, making their detection particularly difficult without specialized equipment.
This raid was conducted following an in-depth investigation aimed at dismantling an organized document forgery network. The investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this type of criminal activity can contact the Sûreté du Québec’s Criminal Information Center at 1-800-659-4264. (N.P.)
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