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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 12:51 PM
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Hunted from all sides, the former strongman of the Rizzuto clan has been hiding as a fugitive since the police prevented him from fleeing Canada urgently by arresting him at Trudeau airport on March 23, according to information from our Bureau of Investigation. Del Balso, a specialist in extortion and illegal sports betting, had been advised by relatives of the underworld that his life was in danger and that he had better get out of the way as soon as possible.
However, the mafioso known for his impulsive and angry temperament was already under police surveillance, since the authorities considered him a suspect in the attempted murder perpetrated on lawyer Rizzuto, when he was trying to take a flight in the direction of the city. 'Europe. The police therefore arrested him and confiscated his passport to prevent Del Balso from managing to escape. Reprisals According to our sources, the presumed motive behind this settling of scores is a response to the attempted murder of which Del Balso himself was the victim, on November 7, also in Laval.
At least six shots were fired in the direction of the Lexus SUV where he was sitting but he escaped unscathed. However, law enforcement would have no evidence or clues leading them to believe that Leonardo Rizzuto could have authorized or ordered the armed attack on Del Balso.
The police continue to keep an eye on the latter despite his movements. Searches Del Balso was not at his home in Laval when the police carried out one of the eight searches carried out there simultaneously on Wednesday by the Sûreté du Québec, which is seeking to elucidate the crime committed at the expense of Leonardo Rizzuto and by the Squad National Organization for Repression against Organized Crime (ENRCO), which is carrying out an anti-drug investigation targeting three influential members of the Hells Angels. As one might expect, the March 15 shooting that the late godfather's son Vito Rizzuto survived despite being hit by multiple gunshots caused quite a stir in the highest circles of the organized crime, both on the side of the Italian mafia and the Hells Angels bikers. Several meetings have been organized, within the two groups but also between Hells Angels and members of the Rizzuto clan, since Del Balso is now considered by the police to be closer to bikers than to the mafia, our Office has learned. of investigation. Our sources, as well as police documents, say that Del Balso would even be closely linked to the most influential Quebec member of the Hells, Martin Robert, and to the one who would be unofficial number 2 of the gang, Stéphane Plouffe. The Hells Robert and Plouffe are also among the business “associates” of the Rizzuto clan, according to a report by the Criminal Intelligence Service of Quebec produced in 2021. Coincidence or not, Robert and Plouffe were also targeted by the series of searches carried out on Wednesday in the ENRCO anti-drug investigation. According to our information, this ENRCO investigation targeting the Hells and the search targeting Del Balso in relation to the shooting against Leonardo Rizzuto are however two separate files. This suggests that the bikers would therefore not be involved in the Rizzuto affair.
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 12:57 PM
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https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-qu-il-s-appretait-a-quitter-le-pays.phpAttack against Leonardo Rizzuto Francesco Del Balso arrested as he was about to leave the country Mafioso Francesco Del Balso, whose residence was raided on Wednesday morning as part of a major drug trafficking investigation, was arrested at Montreal-Trudeau airport in the middle of the evening last Thursday, in connection with the attempted murder of which Leonardo Rizzuto was a victim in mid-March, La Presse learned from various sources. At the time of his arrest, Del Balso would have intended to go to Italy, a country for which he would have obtained a plane ticket, one way only, according to our information. Del Balso, 52, was released without charge pending further investigation by the Sûreté du Québec. According to our information, his passport and his telephone were however seized by the investigators. Leg and shoulder injuries On Wednesday, March 15, Leonardo Rizzuto, youngest son of former Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was the target of several shots fired from a moving vehicle while he was in his car, in a sector located at the corner of highways 440 and 13, in Laval. Leonardo Rizzuto, member of the Bar and considered by the police to be one of the leaders of the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia, was reportedly hit by two projectiles, and was injured in the legs and shoulder. Driving, alone on board, he still managed to get to the parking lot of a funeral home, where he was rescued by Urgences-Santé paramedics and taken to hospital. Aimed at least three times Formerly associated with the Sicilian clan of the Montreal mafia, Francesco Del Balso was sentenced to 15 years in prison for gangsterism, trafficking and importing cocaine in the wake of the major Coliseum operation carried out by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in November 2006. He was shot while in his car near his home in Laval last November, and it's a miracle he got away without a scratch. According to our sources, Del Balso was the target of another attempted murder by shooting in Laval at the end of January, but there was a mistake about the person. The attack on Rizzuto could be a response to these murder attempts, sources say. In May 2017, while he was on parole, individuals broke into Del Balso's house, presumably to kill him. But the mafioso was absent and the suspects manhandled his family members before fleeing. Last September, Laval police arrested him in connection with allegations of extortion against a priest, but he was never charged in this case. According to police sources, Del Balso is today more associated with bikers than with the mafia. He would be close to the Hells Angels Martin Robert and Stéphane Plouffe, considered by the police to be among the most influential individuals in Montreal organized crime. According to our information, members of the Montreal mafia have found that Del Balso's group has been too broad in recent months in certain criminal activities, which could explain the attempted murders of which the latter has been the victim more recently.
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 01:01 PM
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https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...se-montrealais-dans-la-ligne-de-mire.phpLook like Del Baso was really really tight with the Hells Angels. Guess now the HA could be suspects in the hit against Leonardo after all….. According to reports, investigators from the National Organized Crime Repression Squad (ENRCO) are raiding the residences of half a dozen individuals, including the Hells Angels of the Montreal section Martin Robert, Stéphane Plouffe and Michel Lamontagne. The homes of other individuals, including the former lieutenant of the Rizzuto clan Francesco Del Balso, now considered by the police to be close to the bikers, are also searched. 70 police officers are taking part in the operation, including members of the Sûreté du Québec's Tactical Intervention Group (GTI) and dog handlers. No arrests are expected. This is the first wave of searches carried out during the investigation and intended to gather clues, because since the Supreme Court's Jordan decision, which limits judicial delays, the police and the prosecution want to be ready to release their evidence as soon as a suspect is arrested and charged. The investigation, which began in 2021, “concerns drug trafficking and targets influential members of the Hells Angels,” a spokesperson for the SQ simply told La Presse.
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 01:53 PM
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Every article says the searches of Francesco Del Balso and of the bikers are separate files. Francesco Del Balso is stupid enough to make this move on his own. Let's not forget a few months ago he was trying to extort a church for $5000 a week because years ago his ex wife donated clothing that had expensive jewelry in them. Everytime we hear his name it's because he did something stupid.
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 04:16 PM
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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Hollander Francesco Del Balso is only suspected of being behind it he hasn't been charged with anything yet. We have no idea if Vittorio Mirarchi or Raynald Desjardins have any involvment.
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/29/23 05:17 PM
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Re: Leonardo Rizzuto (Montreal) has been shot at
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03/30/23 11:22 AM
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so A possible theory developing here is that LEONARDO RIZZUTO made the attempt on DEL BALSO in november 2022. the attempt on RIZZUTO a week ago was retaliation. do i have that right?
but DEL BALSO had no backing from HA for hit attempt. even though every french press article from the day DEL BALSO was released has linked him to ROBERT/PLOUFFE?
and the multiple arrests involving DEL BALSO at airport and HA's ROBERT,PLOUFFE AND LAMONTAGNE are 2 different unrelated busts. DEL BALSO'S looks like he is at least wanted for questioning and i can only imagine he still has parole restrictions for traveling outside canada. and italy to hide seems an odd choice. the HA bust stems from large scale drug trafficking which the police in quebec have been chipping away at for a couple years now with various busts connecting back to this group.
never a dull day in montreal. Yes they believe Francesco Del Balso ordered Leonardo Rizzuto's shooting for retaliation because he believes Leonardo Rizzuto ordered Francesco Del Balso's shooting. As it stands the bikers aren't involved. There weren't multiple arrests. Francesco Del Balso was brought in last week for an interview when he was trying to flee the country and has been released since and gone into hiding. Martin Robert was the only Hells Angels arrested yesterday.
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