Two Arrested in Montreal Migrant Smuggling House Raid, RCMP Say

Authorities have arrested one alleged smuggler and one migrant following a raid on a residence in Montreal North. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating the property as part of a suspected human smuggling ring. Officials stated the residence was used to house migrants either after they were smuggled into Canada from the United States or before they crossed into the U.S.

The investigation has led to at least two arrests, though charges have not yet been specified. This operation comes after a separate incident last month where an RCMP officer was injured by an alleged smuggler. In that case, the suspect was intercepted in a vehicle near the U.S. border with five migrants on board. Four people were subsequently arrested and charged in August 2025 after a joint operation between RCMP and Quebec provincial police intercepted a cube truck carrying 44 foreign nationals near the U.S. border in Quebec.