Haney HA boss Michael “Spike” Hadden memorial

Representative Hells Angels from every chapter across Canada arrived at a church in Langley to pay last respects to Hadden, who died of cancer last month. Cops estimated 1500 were in attendance. Hadden was a founding member of the Haney chapter when it started in 1987.

Bada Bing Whacked

The strip club from The Sopranos was sent to sleep with the fishes in 2017. Satin Dolls, the New Jersey club known as the Bada Bing from HBO’s Sopranos, ceased operations because of its real-life Mafia ties.

Anthony Cardinalle, a gangster connected to the Genovese crime family defied an order from the Division of Alcohol Beverage Control that barred the family from running the Satin Dolls and another lounge, A.J.’s Gentleman’s Club. The owners of the clubs, who were mobsters, also “failed to account for large amounts of cash flowing in and out of the businesses.” The feds indicted Cardinalle 'Tony' in January 2013 for his part in a conspiracy related to the waste-disposal industry in New Jersey and New York.

Cardinalle pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit extortion.

Western Block Alfonso Cano lose another big cocaine shipment

The Colombian Navy seized a semi-submersible carrying 1.8 tonnes of cocaine. It belonged to FARC splinter group the Western Block Alfonso Cano. FARC officially laid down arms in a peace deal in 2016, but dissident factions continue to operate in the country's rural southwest and east, key cocaine producing and smuggling areas. The semisubmersible's crew abandoned ship and swam to shore, escaping into the jungle. Colombian marines found 90 sacks of one-kilo bricks. The total haul was 1,870 kilos, with an estimated wholesale value over $60m.

The Colombian Navy has seized 5.8 tonnes of cocaine of the Alfonso Cano group over the past month.

Huge cartel grow op busted in Oregon

Cops confiscated a massive amount of marijuana and a handful of weapons from a 30-acre property in Alfalfa, east of Bend, Oregon. Cops found over 9,000 marijuana plants in 49 greenhouses, 2,800 pounds of processed pot, an AR-15 rifle and two pistols. Police say most of the laborers at the site were Mexican nationals who were illegally trafficked into the United States to work at the grow op. Greenhouses contained thousands of plants at various growth stages, and over 1,400 kilos of processed pot. The grows divert or steal significant water, a valuable commodity in the arid central Oregon high desert.

Mounties grab 552 kg cocaine from burning sailboat

RCMP have seized 552 kg of cocaine from a sailboat off the coast of Nova Scotia. As the Canadian Coast Guard and cops moved to intercept a suspicious boat, it burst into flames.

Karin Marley Simons, 32, and Aleck Villeneuve, 28, face charges of conspiracy to import narcotics. Simons is wanted. He gave dopey cops the slip in hospital. Villenuve made headlines in 2018 when his rental home drug lab in Kelowna blew up.

Eduardo Arellano Felix freedom short lived

One of the notorious Felix brothers has been arrested on his arrival in his homeland. Eduardo Arellano Felix was deported to Mexico from the US after serving most of a 15-year prison sentence. He now faces organized crime and drug trafficking charges.

Famous for its brutal control of the drug trade in the border city of Tijuana in the 1990s, the cartel is a shadow of its former self. The family slowly lost its grip along California’s border with Mexico over the past decade as the 7 brothers were picked off, one by one.

Hells Angels hit man Dean Kelsie wins parole

A Hells Angels hitman has been granted parole after 18 years. Dean Daniel Kelsie and three other men were found guilty in the October 2000 murder of Sean Simmons.

Sean Simmons, right, and Hells Angels Neil Smith.

Simmons was gunned down in an apartment in Dartmouth on orders from Smith because Simmons had an affair with his wife. Drug dealers Wayne James, gunman Dean Kelsie James and Paul Derry owed money to Neil Smith, who supplied them with drugs. “An opportunity presented itself for that drug debt to be cleared, and that opportunity was the murder of Sean Simmons,” the prosecutor said.

Paul Derry is a career rat. As a paid police informant, he had immunity when he sold drugs and ran guns. He got a pass in 2000 when he was spared charges for his key role in the killing.

Dean Kelsie

Simmons was killed by a single gunshot to the head. Dean Kelsie pulled the trigger. He was convicted in March 2003. Dean Kelsie used Paul Derry’s .32. Derry drove the getaway vehicle and disposed of evidence, including the murder weapon. He went to work for the police, and wore a wire when he visited one of the killers in jail. Derry and his family entered the RCMP’s witness protection in April 2001. He was kicked out in 2011 after he wrote a book about the killing, appeared in a tv documentary and gave interviews.

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Man bites police dog - K9 bit him first

A 32-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly biting a Vancouver cop K9. Cops said a man on the DTES had threatened several people. He fled when police arrived, but cops had a K9 to chase his anus. "The suspect allegedly resisted arrest and bit Police Service Dog Mando, which was assisting in the arrest,” VPD said.

CSIS hacked

The national spy agency says cops are investigating a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the theft of two files and the compromise of personal information. Very naturally the dopey spies are tight lipped when it comes to their own incompetence.

Victoria A-hole gets high def photo taken

A retard in Victoria is making it easy for cops as he was snapped in mid throw. A business owner snapped the photo after his sign was damaged by the man. Within a few hours VicPD took to social media to let residents know they’d identified a suspect. In another, unrelated matter, a golf club wielding retard is also being sought by Victoria cops.

Kelowna RCMP swinette Lacy Browning charged

Const. Lacy Browning is scheduled to appear in Kelowna Provincial Court on Sept. 14 on an assault charge. During a 'wellness check' Browning dragged a handcuffed woman, face down, on a carpeted hallway before stepping on her head. A civil suit was settled, costing taxpayers plenty. Browning faces multiple other unresolved complaints.

This would be the third civil lawsuit caused by RCMP Lacy Browning. She has been on 'administrative duties' at full pay for an extended period.

Cartel leader Luis ‘Machete’ Santana arrested in the middle of his wedding

Luis ‘Machete’ Santana, 24, is one of the Gulf Clan’s top bosses and oversees operations in Antioquia and Chocó. Santana is responsible for coordinating the Gulf Clan’s assassinations, firearm supply, drug trafficking, and security teams.Santana was making his way to the altar when cops nailed him.

Avocado crime soars - 'Green Gold'

Avocado growers in Mexico are guarding against cartels eager to cash in on 'green gold.'

Rising exports make Mexico the world’s largest producer. It's a growing industry, with sales to the US bringing in $2b last year.

The rise in avocado-related crime has turned some growing areas into no-go zones, even for cops.

Mexico produced 1.09m tonnes in 2018-19, up nearly 4% from the 1.05m produced in 2017-18. Exports last season rose 5.4%. A sharp fall in the price of Mexican opium paste has forced cartels to seek new revenues. Michoacán state, which grows avocados, has identified nine cartels operating there. Hijacking truckloads of fruit exploded as did extortion of growers.

Locals say government response to rising cartel threats and violence has been minimal, if not nonexistant.

“It’s cheaper to buy a gun than to pay them a fee."

'Pueblos Unidos' or 'United Towns' was created about a year ago in San José de Chuén, Michoacán, to protect the community and avocado production. The group now has upwards of 5,000 armed members, supported by producers. The group’s strategy seems to be working. They no longer suffer theft, crime, or persecution as the cartels seek greener pastures without resistance elsewhere.

Mob Boss Carmine 'The Snake' Persico an FBI rat

The New York Daily News is reporting that Carmine Persico was a “Top Echelon Informant” for the FBI.

Carmine John Persico Jr. was born in 1933 in Brooklyn. Persico took over the Colombo Family in the early 1970s when it was at the height of its powers. In the summer of 1986, he was convicted of racketeering and murder in a prosecution of mob bosses led by then U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani.

Sentenced to more than a century in prison in 1987, Persico exerted authority over the Colombo family from behind bars for decades. Persico was the last surviving defendant of the mid-‘80s 'Commission' trial, which put three of New York’s five crime family bosses in prison.

Persico died in prison in 2019 at age 85 while serving a 139-year sentence.