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Cast of characters in Lech and Chun money laundering case
Leng Ky Lech, 52 — Much of the evidence presented at trial indicated Lech, the owner of currency-exchange counter Peng Heng Or Gold Inc., was the deal-maker behind the money laundering scheme in...
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Drug dealer who hung out with Habs members to be sentenced Thursday
A man whose drug trafficking case received widespread media attention when it was revealed he hung out with members of the Montreal Canadiens is expected to learn Thursday how much more time he will...
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Drug dealer with ties to Kostitsyns draws 78-month sentence
A Quebec Court judge refused to let the publicity surrounding the case of Pasquale Mangiola, a drug dealer who hung out with members of the Montreal Canadiens while he was targeted in a major police...
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Gazette Midday: RCMP busts cocaine ring linked to Montreal mafia
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. Fifteen people were arrested, including a few who are already...
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15 arrested in RCMP-led investigation into Mafia-linked drug-trafficking ring
Fifteen people were arrested Wednesday, including a few who were already behind bars, as part of an RCMP-led investigation into a Mob-tied cocaine-trafficking ring that used an unusual — and some might...
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Parole board denies Hells Angel's request to leave halfway house
The Parole Board of Canada has rejected a request from a Hells Angel who wanted to leave the halfway house where he is residing because it doubts his claim of having quit the world’s most notorious...
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Man tied to West End Gang and linked to mystery woman killed last year has...
A man with alleged ties to the West End Gang and to a U.S. woman who was killed last year while she was living as a fugitive in Montreal faces more than a dozen charges related to drugs and firearms....
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Police raid gang 'bunker' in Pointe-Claire
Montreal police say they rounded up seven suspects and dismantled a drug ring linked to organized crime in Pointe-Claire on Wednesday night. The operation, which began around 6 p.m., took hours to...
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Money laundering saga doesn't end with sentences
One more chapter of the “never ending” story at the Montreal courthouse came to a close Tuesday with a Quebec Court judge handing out lengthy prison sentences and stiff fines to a couple who laundered...
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Police shut down suspected drug network with link to bikers
Montreal police have successfully dismantled a drug-trafficking network linked to outlaw bikers in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area, they say. Police arrested 22 people after conducting a dozen raids on...
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Nine arrested in Plateau drug bust
Montreal police arrested nine people Wednesday night who allegedly took part in a drug-trafficking operation. One of the arrested is Jean-Philippe Celestin, who police allege is the mastermind of a...
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Son of Maurice (Mom) Boucher mistakenly released from Montreal prison
The son of former Hells Angels kingpin Maurice (Mom) Boucher was released from prison by mistake on Monday, Quebec authorities said. Francis Boucher. Francis Boucher was serving a 117-day sentence for...
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Hit man who fired first volley in biker war nears release
A former hit man who carried out a murder some would later point to as the first in a bloody conflict that would drag on for years, and came to be known as the biker gang war, is one step closer to...
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Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder charged in large-scale drug smuggling...
A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, who missed his chance at glory at the two previous Winter Games because he was jailed in a U.S. drug case, is accused in a Montreal cocaine smuggling case that...
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DND, Coast Guard employees face charges in cocaine smuggling probe with...
Fifteen people, including six from Montreal, face charges in connection with an RCMP investigation into several drug smuggling conspiracies that allegedly involved employees of the Canadian Coast Guard...
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Laval police bust cocaine ring
Laval police dismantled what they called “an important” drug-trafficking network on Thursday. More than 70 officers from the Laval force carried out 14 search warrants on 10 homes and four vehicles,...
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The Story So Far: Perceived terror suspect arrested for breaking peace bond
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Friday, May 8. Click on the audio player below to hear the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of...
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Sûreté du Québec targets drug ring in Montérégie
Provincial police say they are in the process of dismantling a large drug-trafficking ring in the Montérégie region, with 200 officers sweeping in early Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Sûreté du...
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Police bust cocaine trafficking ring with links to organized crime
Six people appeared before a judge in Quebec Superior Court on Wednesday after a series of drug busts in and around the Montreal area on June 16. Police from Montreal, Laval and the Sûreté du Québec...
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Longueuil, Laval police break up drug trafficking rings
Police have launched a series of raids, mostly in Longueuil, Thursday morning targeting a drug trafficking ring in the area. Longueuil police are targeting 15 suspects in their investigation — dubbed...
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