Conflict in Montreal Mafia approaching

The revelation that mob boss Stefano Sollecito has lost favor with his cohorts at the top table coincides with cop warnings that the return of Raynald Desjardins has triggered a war. The Sicilian clan and that of Desjardins have both been decimated by dozens of settlings of scores since 2004. There is no way they can live in peace now according to cops. Desjardins was brought back behind bars for having violated the conditions of his parole. Cops have warned him twice that plots for his death are afoot. Private security around Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito has been reinforced in recent months. Both men have been warned by cops, with Sollecito being a prime target.

Gang leader Gregory Woolley, an ally of the Sicilians of the Rizzuto clan, was also told by cops to be on his guard. He was charged in 2015 with conspiracy to kill Desjardins. Rounding out the cop warnings is to Vittorio Mirarchi, a rising star in the Calabrian mafia clan. He was found guilty, like Desjardins, for plotting the murder of would-be godfather Salvatore Montagna in 2011.

See ----->Gangster Gregory Woolley being sent a message
See ----->Bernard Cherfan whacked in Laval

HA David James Bishop misunderstood - redux

It was 2017 when Hells Angel David James Bishop was busted on drug and weapons charges in a police raid at his home in Cole Harbour. Bishop was one of three arrested after police searched his residence and seized drugs, OMG paraphernalia, two guns and ammunition. One of the weapons, a .38 handgun, was loaded. On March 22, cops attended the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility and arrested David James Bishop, 39.

Bishop has been charged with a bible of offences this time around.

Aggravated Assault; Assault with a Weapon; Uttering Threats; Overcoming Resistance to the Commission of an Offence; Unlawful Confinement (2 counts); Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (2 counts); Possession of a Firearm while Knowing Possession is Unauthorized; Tampering with a Serial Number; Unsafe Storage of a Firearm; Pointing a Firearm; Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose; Possession of a Prohibited Weapon with Ammunition; Possession of Body Armour Without Authorization; Breach of Firearms Prohibition Order (2 counts); Mischief. Bishop has breached multiple firearms prohibition orders.

See ----->Halifax police arrest Hells Angel David James Bishop

Mostafa Baluch - ready to wheel and deal

Mostafa Baluch was arrested by cops in a sting on the NSW/Queensland border after his underworld colleagues turned. The fugitive spent 16 days on the run.

Former fugitive drug lord Mostafa Baluch was caught trying to flee Oz cops in a Mercedes parked inside a shipping container last year. He has begun discussing a plea deal. Baluch remains remanded in custody.Cops had stopped the truck as it crossed the border and searched the container on the back of the vehicle, where they located the 'shocked and surprised' drug dealer.

Oz cops have more than 1,000 pages of messages that were sent by Mostafa Baluch. The self-declared gangster bragged extensively about moving hundreds of kilograms of drugs and building a property empire while using encrypted messaging app ANOM. Cops say they are closing in on Baluch.

Mostafa Baluch cut off his tracking device and fled from his $4m home in Sydney days after he got bail on a 900kg cocaine bust. Baluch was swept up in June as part of the AN0M raids. His home is now being seized by authorities. The fugitive faces life in an Australian jail.

Gitans de Sherbrooke enforce scooter colours - Mikael Bibeau

Mikael Bibeau, 26, has been released after he thought he would enforce some street justice on an elderly scooter driver who had the gall to wear a black online gambling leather jacket that resembled the HA puppet club's colours. Cops busted the tuffy, who was driving an Audi A4 when he cut off the scooter driver on the sidewalk. Brass knuckles and HA gang gear was seized at his home. The goof has been charged with robbery, assault with a weapon and hit and run. According to cops, the crime was committed for the benefit of a criminal organization.

The Sherbrooke HA chapter was founded from a group called the Gitans (Gypsys) in 1984.

Brothers Sylvain and François Vachon have long been associated with upper management of the Sherbrooke HA.

See ----->HA François Vachon faces music for last call assault

Spanish operation takes down corrupt police and customs officers

The Spanish Civil Guard and National Police have dismantled a drug trafficking network which relied on corrupt cops and customs officers to ship hundreds of millions of euros worth of cocaine and hashish into Western Europe. 61 were arrested, including five officers from the Civil Guard, one from the National Police and one from customs. ‘Clan de Tanger’ and ‘Clan del Sur’ are believed to have smuggled over 16 tonnes of cocaine and 150 tonnes of hashish via the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain for distribution across Europe. The drugs were hidden among shipments of tomatoes, watermelons and melons. The groups were operating around the Port of Algeciras.

Sirhan Sirhan

Gov. Gavin Newsom will not release Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. Sirhan Sirhan, 77, told the California Parole Board at this 16th bid for freedom that he wanted to live in peace. Sirhan has served 53 years.

Robert Kennedy was shot on June 5, 1968. He died the next day at age 42.

Sirhan’s shifting narrative about his assassination of Kennedy is seen as refusal to accept responsibility. RFK was a Democratic presidential candidate when he was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after delivering a victory speech in a California primary. Sirhan, a Palestinian from Jordan, was angry at Kennedy for his support of Israel. Juan Romero was a busboy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and went to Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s aid.

Mafia VIP Stefano Sollecito at Casino de Montreal - “tapis rouge” (red carpet)

In 2020 Lotto-Quebec announced an investigation into money laundering and proceeds of crime in the Province's casinos. High roller degenerate gambler Stefano Sollecito was busted. In the end Lotto-Quebec spent $260k in legal fees to dispute a $147k fine imposed by FINTRAC for improper money laundering by the mafia boss.

Sollecito received VIP comps at the province-owned Casino de Montreal. These included tickets to shows, meals, and free hotel rooms. Boss Stefano Sollecito was listed among the top ten punters at Casino de Montreal. Sollecito is believed to have gambled $2.5m at the casino in 2014 and 2015. At the time, he had been released from prison on racketeering and cocaine trafficking charges. He declared $50k in income.

Quebec media recently reported ... "Stefano Sollecito, considered until recently the leader of the Sicilian mafia clan in Montreal." Sollecito was closely connected to the recently departed Bernard Cherfan.

See ----->Bernard Cherfan whacked in Montreal

Panama and Colombia seize 6.1 tons of Cocaine

The Panamanian National Air and Naval Service (SENAN) and the Colombian Navy seized 6.1 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the Caribbean Sea during two operations. The first operation resulted in four Colombian crew members throwing their cargo into the sea. Panamanian authorities recovered 3,152 packages totaling 3.5 tons of cocaine. In the second seizure cops intercepted a boat carrying 2,593 kilos of cocaine and 77.9 kg of cocaine base paste.

Playboy cover girl Tyana Hansen - revisited

A cocaine-fueled evening out landed an InstaFamous model and her Gold Coast ex-cop boyfriend in chit in 2021. Playboy cover girl Tyana Hansen and former oinker Zachary Maidment were celebrating their casino party, but it was bugged by cops. They listened in as he snorted coke off his girlfriend's tits. The couple have since become porn stars. Maidment pleaded guilty, paid a fine and avoided jail.

Jean-Pierre Huot revisited

In 2018 Jean-Pierre Huot, then 62, was convicted on six charges that his company, Perfection Métal, sold semi-automatic machine guns. He claimed he was making paintball guns — even though they were equipped with silencers. The underground gun factory operated in Montreal and produced high quality copies of the TEC-9 / DC-10 submachine gun.

One of Huot's guns was used in the 2015 attempted hit on Bernard Cherfan.

The crown presented 11 events where the guns were either used in Mob hits, seized during drug investigations or found abandoned in Quebec and Ontario.

Huot's submachine gun was used to execute gang leader Ducarme Joseph in 2014. Huot was convicted on six charges and sentenced to seven years in prison.

In March, cops in Montreal busted drug dealer Ian Smith, 50. Cops seized three 9-mm pistols, ammunition clips, a machine gun, and drugs. Smith was busted for guns made by Huot in 2016 and sentenced to 41 months.