Rear view of two multiracial police officers arresting a criminal suspect, a man with his hands handcuffed behind his back. One of the officers is an African-American man and the other is a policewoman, both in their 40s.
Regarding the phony hockey cards of Alexis Lafreniere that are making the rounds on the internet, Quebec police have taken into custody a 54-year-old lady.
Lafreniere was chosen first overall by the New York Rangers in the 2020 NHL Draft.
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey event organizers issued a warning in December of last year regarding phony Lafreniere 2013 cards that were being sold on websites with the event logo printed on them. The phony cards were discovered by the organizers and were being sold on eBay for $100.
In a statement released on Friday, Quebec City Police claimed that they had detained the suspect two days prior and that, during a search conducted as part of their ongoing investigation, they had found numerous hockey cards and digital devices. They said the choice of charges will be left to the prosecutors.
Lafreniere, who played for the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, guided Canada to a gold medal in the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship.
