Convicted drug trafficker pleads guilty to possessing meth behind bars
A man believed to be one of Montreal's most powerful gangsters pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possessing methamphetamine and marijuana while behind bars awaiting trial in a case involving the Hells...
View ArticleMan gunned down in Terrebonne in suspected settling of accounts
A 42-year-old man identified as Éric Chabot was fatally gunned down in front of a residence in the Lachenaie district of Terrebonne Sunday night in what police suspect was a settling of accounts linked...
View ArticlePolice seek public's help in solving fatal shooting in Brossard
The Sûreté du Québec will be in Brossard Thursday seeking the public's help in trying to solve a brazen shooting it believes is linked to organized crime. Read More
View ArticleMan with alleged ties to Montreal Mafia sentenced for loaded gun
A man with alleged ties to organized crime in Montreal has been sentenced to a two-year prison term, minus a day, after being found guilty of possessing a loaded firearm. Read More
View ArticleBiker funeral in Montreal attended by hundreds of Hells Angels, surrounded by...
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View ArticleThree arrested as Montreal police investigate suspected hitman
Three people were arrested Friday morning as Montreal police continue to probe a series of unsolved murders they believe might have been the work of suspected hitman Frederick Silva. Read More
View ArticleSafety issues prevent ex-Mob leader from meeting with parole officers
Francesco (Chit) Del Balso, one of the men who admitted he acted as a leader in the Montreal Mafia following a major investigation into the Rizzuto organization, was unable to meet with his parole...
View ArticleOwner of Grande Roue de Montréal facing charges of extortion, voyeurism
Nearly two years after his famous attraction opened as part of the city’s 375th anniversary, the owner of the Grande Roue de Montréal is facing charges of extortion and voyeurism. Read More
View ArticleCops looking for tipsters in 2016 slaying of reputed mobster in Laval
More than three years after the murder in Laval of alleged mobster Rocco Sollecito, the Sûreté du Québec on Tuesday set up a command post near the site of the slaying and is urging members of the...
View ArticleWoman who escaped kidnappers is a Montreal mobster's widow: report
Laval police won't confirm the identity of an elderly woman who was kidnapped early Saturday morning in Laval but managed to escape. Read More
View ArticleFour arrested in four Mafia killings that targeted Rizzuto clan
"To us, Scoppa and Massari were the leaders behind these four homicides (in 2016), and for us the murder of Scoppa was a response to those homicides," Lapointe said. Read More
View ArticleBrace for more violence after Pierrefonds shooting, Mafia experts warn
Revenge does not expire. Read More
View ArticleNew Gazette podcast The Dark North: Gangs of Montreal launches Nov. 4
By pure coincidence, the origins of contemporary organized crime in Montreal boil down to a period of less than seven weeks in late 1977 and early 1978. Read More
View ArticleAlleged Montreal Mafia leader Francesco Del Balso back in prison
Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Francesco Del Balso is back in prison. Read More
View ArticleGangs of Montreal Episode 1: How it began
Oct. 21 was a cool, sunny day in Montreal. The big news that day was the federal election and people around the city were getting ready to vote. Read More
View ArticleSûreté du Québec and Montreal police team up in probe of gangland slayings
The gangs of Montreal are in open warfare. Read More
View ArticleAlleged Mafia member Steven Fracas ordered to halfway house out of concerns...
One of the seven men who plotted to kill Mafioso Salvatore Montagna when he tried to take control of the Montreal Mafia has been ordered to reside at a halfway house out of concerns for his safety....
View ArticleGangs of Montreal Episode 2: Kings of coke
It was the night before Valentine's Day 2019, and a Montreal drug dealer who made international headlines for brazenly smuggling cocaine through the city's international airport lay semi-conscious on...
View ArticleMob hitman who killed Mafia enforcer Eddie Melo denied a release
A hired hitman who killed former Montreal boxer and Mob enforcer Eddie (Hurricane) Melo 18 years ago has been denied a release from a penitentiary as he continues to serve his life sentence for murder....
View ArticleGangs of Montreal: The day Vito Rizzuto died
Six years ago today, the reign of Vito Rizzuto, who has been described as the most powerful man in organized crime in Canada, came to an end. Read More
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