The Rizzuto Affair Additionally, the Hells' top-flight duo are said to be close to notorious mafioso Francesco Del Balso, whom police suspect to have ordered the attempted murder in which co-mafia boss Leonardo Rizzuto was injured . by gunshot , March 15 in Laval.
Robert and Plouffe are not targeted in this investigation, but sources from the Bureau of Investigation describe their business ties with Del Balso as "radioactive".
“This story does not sit well with many other Hells Angels. It creates discontent internally and it makes the club look bad, ”told us a police source well connected to the underworld.
Del Balso's head is the subject of a murder contract worth $250,000. According to the police thesis, this specialist in extortion and illegal sports betting was able to order the attack against Rizzuto in retaliation for a shooting from which he himself emerged unscathed, in November 2022.
The police arrested him and confiscated his passport on March 23, at Trudeau airport, while this ex-lieutenant of the Rizzuto clan was trying to clear off for Europe.
