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‘King of Pot’ Jimmy Cournoyer has UFC’s Georges St-Pierre in his corner
MONTREAL — A Quebec man who is awaiting his sentence in a case in the U.S., where he pleaded guilty to trafficking in massive amounts of marijuana, has support from a pretty heavy hitter. Jimmy...
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Drug-dealing network busted in Brossard, St-Hubert
MONTREAL — Nine men and three women have been arrested in connection with a drug-dealing network that was busted Thursday morning after South Shore police carried out seven search warrants in Brossard...
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From the Archive: Man tied to Rizzuto pleads guilty to trafficking charges in...
This story was published May 24, 2013. A New York-based mobster has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to taking part in a drug trafficking conspiracy that has deep ties to Montreal. According to...
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Man with ties to street gangs sees release from prison revoked
MONTREAL — A man once tied to a Montreal street gang that clashed with the Hells Angels has seen his recent release from a penitentiary revoked after he was caught drinking in a bar with known...
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Hashish cache found at Port of Montreal
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized almost one tonne of hashish in an incident in May at the Port of Montreal. Eight-hundred and fifty-eight kilograms of the drug were intercepted on May...
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Two people convicted of laundering money of a drug dealer
MONTREAL — A couple who ran a currency exchange counter in Chinatown are facing the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of laundering the dirty money of a millionaire drug...
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Two arrested in St-Jérôme drug bust
MONTREAL — Cocaine, hashish, pills and a firearm. All these items were seized in an early morning raid Tuesday from a home in St-Jérôme. The Laurentian/Lanaudière police force in cooperation with the...
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Police raid three apartments in Vieux-Longueuil
Police raided three apartments at 4:30 a.m. in Vieux-Longueuil Wednesday as part of an investigation into drug trafficking. Two of the apartments were on de l’Église St. and one was on Front St. The...
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Rock Machine boss Jean-François Émard arrested on drug charges
A man who has done little to hide the fact he is the leader of a motorcycle gang that once waged a bloody war with the Hells Angels in Quebec is behind bars following his arrest on drug trafficking...
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Employee at St-Jerome Detention Centre is arrested following drug seizure
An employee at the provincial detention centre in St-Jérôme is expected to appear in court on Monday after the Sûreté du Québec seized drugs at the jail. According to a release issued by the SQ on...
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Man with alleged ties to Mafia pleads guilty to carrying firearm after an...
A man with alleged ties to a Mafia clan that was involved in a conflict with the Rizzuto organization has pleaded guilty to carrying a loaded firearm while the dispute had reached its peak. Dany De...
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Tiger Berubé: Timeline
As a manager in charge of security intelligence at the St-Jérôme Detention Centre, Jackie Simard should have known about Mario (Tiger) Bérubé’s past record involving drugs at penitentiaries. Oct. 13,...
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Crown seeks five-year sentence for drug kingpin
A man who was the head of a network of drug runners the Montreal police described as an “emerging force” within the Montreal Mafia apologized for the harm he caused society in the hopes of avoiding...
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Nine arrested in Laurentians as police bust alleged drug ring with ties to...
A regional integrated squad led by the Sûreté du Québec arrested nine people Wednesday as part of an investigation into a marijuana trafficking ring that provincial police allege was run by a man with...
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Lawyer convicted of gangsterism will stay in jail
Louis Pasquin, the first lawyer in Canada to be convicted of gangsterism, learned Thursday he has run out of options and will have to continue serving time in a federal penitentiary for drug...
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Victim of Montreal Mob hit named in Italian court case
The latest victim of Montreal’s Mob violence — shot dead by masked gunmen Monday in a Rivière-des-Prairies restaurant — was recently named in court in Italy as a member of the rebellious faction of...
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Canadian border guard, two others charged with importing drugs
A border guard at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle and two accomplices are in police custody after being accused of attempting to import 182 kilograms of cocaine into Canada. Stéphanie McClelland, 37, Gregory...
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Eight arrested as police break up cocaine ring in Granby
Six men and two women were arrested Wednesday morning by a special squad of local police and Sûrété du Québec officers in the Eastern Townships city of Granby. The eight are believed to be part of a...
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Quebec's notorious Nomads chapter ready for parole
The Hells Angels’ Nomads chapter in Quebec was once the most feared organized crime group in the province. Its founding members were selected from the gang’s Montreal and Trois Rivières chapters, in...
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Release revoked for Bandido who once plotted to kill Mom Boucher
A former biker gang member who plotted to kill former Hells Angel Maurice (Mom) Boucher during the biker war has seen his release on a lengthy prison term revoked after being allegedly linked to a...
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