Procurement: The EILP seeks to locate Louis Edcar Augustin

Investigators from the Équipe intégrée de lutte contre le proxénétisme (EILP) are actively seeking Louis Edcar Augustin on a Canada-wide arrest warrant. For now, he is connected to a procurement file.

Louis Edcar Augustin faces charges of assault, receiving a material benefit derived from sexual services, advertising sexual services and procurement.

Louis Edcar Augustin is 28 years of age, stands 1.85 m (6' 1'') and weighs 85 kg (190 lb). He speaks French and Creole. He may be in the greater Montréal area or in Ontario.

If you think you have seen Louis Edcar Augustin, do not intervene. Contact 9-1-1 immediately. He is considered violent.

A reward of up to $2,000 will be offered for any information sent to Info-Crime Montréal at 514-393-1133 or online that will lead to his arrest. The information will be treated anonymously and confidentially.

The Équipe intégrée de lutte contre le proxénétisme is a joint investigation unit of police forces working together to fight networks involved in the procurement and human trafficking for sexual exploitation at the interregional, interprovincial and international levels. The Direction des enquêtes criminelles of the Sûreté du Québec coordinates the EILP and the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal ensures its tactical operation. The squad brings together investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Service de police de la Ville de Québec, Service de police de la Ville de Laval, Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau and Service de police de l’agglomération de Longueuil.

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For more information:
Relations Officer on Duty
Communications Division
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
514-280-2777