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The Sûreté de Québec say they have detained seven men who allegedly imported and trafficked cocaine.

The men are between the ages of 24 and 52 and were arrested Wednesday in Montreal and suburbs to the north.

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Among those arrested was Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa, a convicted drug trafficker known to have ties to the Mafia in Montreal for several years. Scoppa, 52, was arraigned on four charges at the Montreal courthouse on Wednesday, along with three other co-accused.

The charges allege that between August and October of last year, the men conspired to traffic and trafficked cocaine in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec. They were also found in possession of more than $5,000 believed to have been the proceeds of crime.

According to police, three search warrants were executed throughout the investigation, leading to more than $900,000 cash, 113.5 kilograms of cocaine, 127 kilograms of cannabis and 50,000 methamphetamine pills being seized.

Three prohibited weapons were also seized. Authorities are still looking for one other person.

Police say the arrests are part of a plan mapped out by authorities following the last major police takedown of organized crime 15 months ago.

That operation, dubbed Magot-Mastiff, led to the arrests of those allegedly involved in an alliance of the Italian Mafia, criminal biker gangs and street gangs that were set up to maintain control of drug trafficking and money laundering in Montreal.