also i try my best to figure out which gangs are allied with mafia, HA, cartels etc. these gangs would by said alliances hold the balance of power amongst all the other gangs. i think back to THE WIRE, where the gangs that were closest to 'the connect' for good drugs were those with the power. for those gangs in the drug trade this has to be the case, but as the arrests and headlines show some of these sets are involved in a wide variety of crimes and do not necessarily need the benefit of a higher level protector.

Crips gangs like the CDPs arr mostly linked to the HAs since the 90s.
Many members of The Syndicate are associated or were members of the CDPs.

Bloods gangs from mtl-nort and rdp always had a kind of friendly not friendly alliance with the mafia.
Many bloods neighborhoods in the east of montreal, are neighborhoods with a high italian population (in the 90s).

Most gangs that were really a factor in the high criminal world of montreal in the 90s-2000s are Bo-gars, CDP, Bad Boys, 44s, dope squad, 67s, rough riders, syndicate (all haitan gangs), walkey crew, grand massive, outlaws, KT and others moslty jamaican gangs.
Those are the guys that deals directly with the mafia and HAs. Since those guys are mostly in there late 40s, 50s and some late 50s

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...me-au-coeur-d-un-conflit-entre-gangs.php

The victim at the heart of a conflict between gangs

A big hit
He was the leader of the 2die4 gang

^^^^
Street gang member involved in longstanding feud gunned down in Terrebonne
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...gstanding-feud-gunned-down-in-terrebonne

Two kids shot him and lit their getaway car on fire then called a taxi a few hundred metres away and got arrested while waiting for it sad two kids are throwing their lives away like that.

Mysterious fires destroy warehouses

Quebec and Montreal) Investigators from the Sûreté du Québec are trying to elucidate two suspicious fires that occurred in less than a month in Beauce warehouses. According to police sources, the blaze could result from a conflict raging in the Capitale-Nationale between factions of organized crime.

He would pit the member in good standing of the Hells Angels of Quebec Mathieu Pelletier against an independent trafficker nicknamed David "Pic" Turmel.

Turmel would have refused since the pandemic to source cocaine from the Hells Angels, thus depriving bikers of a significant source of income.

Turmel, who would have links with "red" allegiance street gangs, would now buy drugs from Montreal street gangs.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...x-incendies-detruisent-des-entrepots.php

Quebec City traffickers no longer want to pay the 10% "tax" to the Hells Angels

This conflict could be the cause of at least three violent events in the capital, including a murder

There is a big war in Quebec City right now, "says without hesitation a police source, who is not allowed to talk to the media.

According to the thesis favored by the police forces, this situation would result from a conflict between David "Pic" Turmel, the head of the Blood Mafia Family (or BMF), and Mathieu Pelletier, a member in good standing of the Hells Angels, whose father, Marc, is one of the Hells who founded the gang chapter in Quebec City in 1988.

"Hells sales tax"

The rule is that all trafficker networks - whether or not they are led by the Hells Angels - systematically pay a "tax" representing 10% of their revenues to be able to operate in the territory controlled by bikers.

This would be the first time that a gang has dared to rub shoulders with the Hells since the end of the motorcycle war, which pitted the "angels of hell" against the Rock Machine for control of the Quebec drug market and which killed more than 165 people between 1994 and 2001.

The current situation is all the more surprising since our Bureau of Investigation revealed, in the spring, that the Hells Angels exercised a "total grip" on the drug market in Quebec City and that settling of accounts related to narcotics were rare there.

The "Quebec city" chapter, which last May marked its 35th anniversary, has become a family business that is passed on from one generation to another, according to police intelligence services.

THE BLOOD MAFIA FAMILY (BMF)

The Blood Mafia Family is known to the police as a "red" street gang very active in drug trafficking on the South Shore of Quebec. Its members have close ties with those of the Montreal gang Profits Boys, which the authorities have identified among the main responsible for the outbreak of armed violence in the northeast of the metropolis since 2019.

https://www.journaldequebec.com/202...s-payer-la--taxe--de-10-aux-hells-angels

In my opinion, there is a very strong possibility that the reds and other street gangs will get their way in not having to pay a tax. In the long run they will succeed. If the bikers want to survive they will have to share territory and/or get their hands dirty again in order to retain control of some of their territories. They will have to delegate more of the dirty work to their support MC.

In Montreal, there was a war between the Bo-Gars and BMF against the Hells Angels in the 2000s

A conflict is currently between the Bloods and the Hells Angels for control of drug sales in downtown Montreal, he added. Valdano was involved in this war, according to the police officer. The Hells praised this territory to the Syndicates gang and gangs affiliated with the Crips, the Bloods' enemy gang. "Now, the Bloods, the reds, are trying to take the territory, which does not particularly please bikers," added the police officer.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...01-31658-sursis-pour-un-chef-de-gang.php

The Bloods in Downtown against bikers

General and his friends are looking at Saint-Denis Street, an important artery in Montreal, to expand their territory. "We knew that the street belonged to bikers. We went there at 20 to get their attention, to show that we were there.

We were selling our drugs. Until the boss of the neighborhood sees us. So, we confronted him. And usually, there are not many people to oppose him." The group uses a cameo to call its supplier and wait for his arrival. They tied him up and called his boss in front of the hostage. "If the boss didn't want to give up his territory, we spread our message by beating his pusher."

General has no emotion when he tells this part of his life. For him, it's business as usual. "We were typing everyone. We didn't care, that they had patches. We were a gang, too. We typed two or three of their guys. They said ok, but don't touch Saint-Laurent Street. You would abuse. They are warriors, bikers, "he says with respect.

General and his group, in addition to their expansionist aims, must protect what they control. What they did to the bikers, in St-Denis, others imitate them to steal what they own.

General and his gang fight for their business first. They walk on the beds of the Blues, bikers and the mafia. And their affiliation with the Reds also leads them to marry the wars of the other members of the clan. The businesses of some create problems for everyone. "The bikers are not afraid of anything. They have gangs that exist just to kill. They are as bastards as we are. They too will shoot in the pile, no matter who is there. It was our biggest wars. In fact, the war with the bikers lasted a year. It was the one of the oldest Bloods." General speaks with respect of these enemies with whom he crossed the iron. But the tone changes when he addresses the subject of the mafia.

https://raymondviger.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/guerre-gang-de-rue-bloods-crips-montreal-nord/

Good info. Blackmobs !

You’re welcome

Wondering if the BMF from Quebec are linked to the BMF of Montreal-North

Some members of the Syndicates:

Gregory Woolley:
-Co-founder of the Syndicates. A gang made of leaders from different crips gang of Montreal.
-Leader of an alliance betwwen bloods and crips gangs from montreal.
-One of the leader of an alliance between the italian mafia, the Hells angels and street gangs.
- was once a member of the Rockers MC, a puppet club of the Hells Angels.
- was once a member of the Master B, a street gang from Montreal North in the 80s.
- controlled many part of the city, hochelagua- maisonneuve, st-michel, downtown
- receive 10k a month while in prison from drugs trafficking in hochelagua-maisonneuve
- controlled a part of the Book and some sports gambling operations.
- killed in 2023

Dany Sprinces Cadet:
-Co-founder of the Syndicates
- receive 6 to 8k a month from drugs trafficking in hochelagua-maisonneuve.
- leader of drug traffickers in hochelagua-maisonneuve, called the Bronzés.

Jean-Phillipe Celestin:
- since the death of Woolley, probably the strongest gang member in Montreal.
- at one time, was the leader of the K-Crew, gang made of turkish and haitian gangsters.
- leader of one of the three biggest organizations that was entering drugs in many penitentiary in Quebec. The others were hells angels
- controlled the drug trafficking in many parts of downtown montreal, plateau mont-royal and centre-sud.
- at one time, the k-crew were one of the biggest heroin traffickers in montreal, competing with the mafia. Celestin was not the leader during this time, but was one of the high ranking members. Turkish gangsters are very big in heroin.
- rumors say is…. If you are from Montreal, you know the rumors

Emmannuel Zephir.
- was once the leader of the biggest and most notorious crip gang in the history of Montreal, the Crack Down Posse (CDP).
- while Woolley and Cadet were imprisoned, him and his brothers took the charge of the operations of the Syndicates.
- controll the drug traffickers in St-Michel.
- had the biggest gang war in the history of montreal, CDP against Bo-Gars.

thats a great description of some important gang members above blackmobs. is the syndicate gang still in operation? i know the mtl haitian gangs change names more than i change socks but the syndicate has always seemed to hold its name. and is the spelling for dany sprinces cadet the accepted version. i have seen several interchangeable combinations for it online sometimes with a 'lou' thrown in there. i ask about the syndicate moniker because it would appear that for a guy like celestin although an allie of woolley he looks to have led his own gang. i track him for the time being as leader of 'the celestin gang.' and is cadet released from jail yet? i will ask the same of jean winsing barthelus as he has also been mentioned in the past as being allied with woolley. no rush, alot of questions for a sunday morning i know.

I don’t think the Syndicates are still « operating » as an entity, but the members of the syndicates ares still operating.
The news of montreal seems to always stick with rhe old names, when talking about street gangs. They will say a member of the bo-gars, members of the 67s, or 44 unit even if those gangs are no more, but some members of those gangs are still actives.

Fof Cadet, its seems that there is many way they are saying is name in the news, Dany Sprinces Cadet,
Dany Cadet Sprinces or Cadet Sprinces. Many times we see this happening with haitians gang members in the news. When Nick Rizzuto jr got killed, the news were saying Joseph Ducarme and not Ducarme Joseph.
Also with Gregory Woolley, at first the news were saying Gregory Wooley with one L.
So I don’t know for its name, maybe its the right way or maybe not.
Also, Lou is probably a nickname, many haitians got Lou for nickname, but most of the time, we call people Lou, when the person name start with an Lu or Lou.

For Celestin, its seem the guy was not part of the syndicates, he is also younger than most of the members of the syndicates. Look like he had his own crew with haitians, but with some turkish, which its really important, since the turks are big heroin traffickers.

Don’t know about Bartheleus, maybe he is in jail, because he was not mention in the police raid next week. Also alot of rumors about him, thosr past weeks in montreal

Jean Winsing Barthelus has been out for a few years now.



What are the rumors of Jean-Philippe Célestin and Jean Winsing Barthelus?

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvell...m-crime-organise-gregory-woolley-meurtre

The SQ and the SPVM are monitoring a man who would agitate the criminal community

The majority of conflicts which have resulted in shootings in public have originated on social networks over the past three years, recall the police.

The year 2024 could begin with an escalation of violence within the criminal environment, police officers fear. At the source of several provocations, a well-known criminal would have attracted the attention of investigators from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) because he now claims the status of “godfather street gangs” that Gregory Woolley occupied before being shot and killed.

Identified as Ahna Otna by our sources in the criminal investigations of theSPVMand someS.Q., he quickly attracted attention with his Snapchat account by multiplying inflammatory statements about the murder of Gregory Woolley, which occurred in front of the latter's wife and their three-day-old baby .

Also known by the nickname Tupac (2-Pac), the criminal, now 38 years old, has always played the role of henchman for the Italian mafia or criminal bikers, according to our sources.

This individual has never been of the caliber of what we call decision-makers in organized crime. It has nothing to do with the reputation that Woolley had built in the criminal world. He is not in the same league , says a contact at theS.Q..

Both on the side of SPVMthan that of the S.Q., the police consider that Ahna Otna conveys falsehoods on social networks.

However, Otna's recent comments only fuel the tense climate in the criminal environment, which the population of the metropolis does not need , worry investigators specializing in organized crime.

Unsurprisingly, his ambitions to become the next godfather of street gangs are not unanimous. The police say they contacted Otna on Monday evening for a duty to warn(responsibility to warn), because a price would now be put on his head.

He is a criminal of African origin, who speaks in French, English and Portuguese. He never hid his dislike for Gregory Woolley, whom he saw as a nuisance to his rise in the streets. It was a known fact in the world of street gangs , analyzes a source atSPVMwho is not authorized to comment publicly on ongoing criminal investigations.

THESPVMand theS.Q.recall that the majority of conflicts which have ended in public shootings have originated on social networks between factions of street gangs over the past three years.

He believes he has the means to achieve his ambitions by imposing himself through fear and violence. He has access to several small groups of armed criminals, capable of carrying out jobs to pass messages, and capable of opening fire , adds this same police officer in Montreal

Culture of violence

Ahna Otna is not only active in the criminal world: he also has a life as a music artist, under the name Tupac, presenting himself as a rapper.

According to the public judicial register, he faced justice in 2012 for drug trafficking and trafficking for the benefit of a criminal organization. Subsequently, he was arrested a few more times for aggravated assault, extortion and threats to cause death or bodily harm.

To ensure his safety, he travels in a vehicleSUVarmored, in addition to living in a luxury condo tower in the heart of downtown Montreal. He is in the culture of music and violence , indicates a second police source at SPVM.

He was a close friend of Frantz Louis, nicknamed “Big Brother”, murdered with a gun while getting out of his car in the Ahuntsic district in November 2020 , specifies this same investigator.

Until 2021, he was considered a close associate of mafioso Davide Barberio. The police claim that he was his henchman to carry out extortion aimed at settling debts from sports betting or usurious loans, but that a conflict ended their business relationship.

Today, Ahna Otna is linked by the police to Patrick Lock, a member of the Hells Angels. Targeted by an attempted murder that occurred on July 21, 2022 in a café on rue Jean-Talon, Lock would have obtained a guarantee of protection from Ahna Otna as a sign of loyalty.

another interesting article. this one appears to be spelling his name different than previous articles. what is most revealing though is the ref to otna having a falling out with barberio in 2021. a falling out with barberio after the murder of louis and now otna is linked to patrick lock a full patch from trois rivieres who was the target of an attempted murder july 22 2022. i think that date is 2021 and the shooting it is referring to is the same one where piero arena was in attendance, at cafe sorrento, which is on jean talon street. articles from around that time only ref'd that there was a full patch with arena and likely the shots were fired at the HA member not arena. so if this is the same shooting the attempt was on lock. also at time of g. woolleys murder there were articles mentioning that woolley was currently in conflict with both lock and HA full patch also from trois rivieres casper ouimet recently released from prison. all this could help us decipher which side piero arena was on at time of july 2021 shooting and his subsequent sept 2021 murder. did arena switch and go with HA side in this conflict? further to that we do not really know yet what brought on this HA vs. MAFIA war? likely just money at first that apparently quickly spiraled out of control.

VitoCahill do you have anything saying Patrick Lock is a me ber of Trois Rivieres after 2018? As of 2018 he was a member of the Ontario Nomads and I haven't seen anything since then.

sorry mafia 101 i may have jumped the gun. the ref to lock came in a recent article by the journal de mtl after woolley hit. it ref'd as i said both lock and ouimet in conflict with woolley. i suppose i assumed since ouimet is a longtime power and fullpatch in that chapter(trois rivieres) that lock is as well. i did find the lapresse article from 2018 mentioning both he and steven collard were now in control of new ontario nomads chapter based in ottawa.

Which crew is Otna aligned with?

as per newest article otna was an associate of davide barberio until some point in 2021. after this he became an associate of full patch HA patrick lock. there is still some question as to which chapter lock belongs to. if we are talking gang crew, there has been no ref to any affiliation. this lack of affiliation may be the start of a trend as blue red allegiance is becoming to some extent less important among some street gang sets. it could also explain why some of those arrested for the most recent of arsons and shootings have no record or known gang allegiance. there is a line from newest article about otna having " access to several small groups of armed criminals capable of carrying out jobs to pass messages." now not exactly direct proof of anything but its what it doesnt claim which is any direct link to any gang color or set specifically. otna is described as being a close friend of deceased frantz louis before his 2020 murder. the info about that hit is that the contract first went to frederick silva while he was imprisoned before his cooperation, then was subbed out or bought out by sacha cesar nelson. nelson it is alleged sourced the hit team. there appears to be questions then as well about nelsons allegiance during this time. most put him as allied with arsene mompoint and unit 44. he was known to lead a downtown montreal heroin network in an area once controlled by the scoppa clan. the 2023 arrests of sergio ciampanelli and same sane muong on cocaine trafficking charges revealed that ciampanelli had met with nelson around aug 2020 and closer to nelsons murder. ciampanelli had also been seen meeting with leonardo rizzuto and others. now possible ciampanelli had these meetings completely by chance maybe even attended grade school with rizzuto, who knows. up until his 2023 arrest ciampanelli had no record. but those meetings recorded by police are curious to me. as usual i have diverted off the path of main question only to pose several more. the louis murder however we still dont know motive for it. was he suspected of spilling beans on barberio with regard to summer 2020 extortion/loan sharking arrest? the silva angle is why i ask. why would silva have been picked while imprisoned to orchestrate this? silva has been described as being close to rizzuto/sollecito clan, contacted to take out an associate of said clan, using at the time an alleged or perceived enemy in nelson. so by nov 2020 silva and nelson were sure working for same side the question is which side?

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...s-pour-le-trafic-de-80-kg-de-cocaine.php

the ciampanelli article about cocaine arrest.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-gages/tire-le-gars-pis-jette-l-arme.php

the silva/nelson hit article.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/01/13/le-bras-droit-du-caid-gregory-woolley-arrete

The right arm of kingpin Gregory Woolley arrested
Two loaded firearms were found during an SPVM search of his home in Sainte-Julie on Friday

Jean Winsing Barthelus, 45, was charged Saturday morning at the Montreal courthouse with having possessed two firearms, a Glock 26 and a Khar CW9, while doing so was prohibited.

The two prohibited weapons were loaded,” said Crown prosecutor Mr. Simon Lacoste during the appearance.

According to the denunciation, the seized weapons were found in a GMC Yukon SUV and in his residence in Sainte-Julie, on the South Shore of Montreal.

Close to Woolley

Barthelus, nicknamed Zing, was considered Woolley's “right arm,” according to an analysis report from the Quebec Criminal Intelligence Service obtained by the Bureau of Investigation in 2021.

Remember that Gregory Woolley was murdered last November in front of his wife and their newborn baby in the crowded parking lot of a CLSC in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. No arrests have yet been made in this case.

Gregory Woolley was close to both the leaders of the Italian mafia and the Hells Angels. Over the years, he ordered or himself committed several murders on Quebec soil, according to our information.

Several backgrounds

Barthelus was arrested in 2015 as part of Operation Magot-Mastiff, which helped undermine an alliance between the mafia, bikers and gangs in the Montreal region.

He had pleaded guilty to charges of gangsterism, cocaine trafficking conspiracy and cocaine trafficking. He was sentenced to 57 months in prison in 2019, but was able to be released in the following days due to the preventive detention he had already served.

His boss Gregory Woolley, also accused in this case, was sentenced to five years in prison.

Barthelus was sentenced to 30 days in prison in 2012 for possession of a weapon, even though he was prohibited from doing so.

He had previously received sentences of 17 months in prison in 2010 and 30 months in 2006, for various charges including gangsterism.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-woolley-arrete-avec-des-armes-a-feu.php

A right-hand man of the late kingpin Gregory Woolley arrested with firearms

Bloodhounds first found a loaded pistol in his vehicle and another later in the day in his residence located on the South Shore of Montreal.
Jean-Winsing Barthelus appeared Saturday at the Longueuil courthouse where he was notably accused of possession of weapons. The prosecution objected to his release and he will return to court in the coming days.
Barthelus, who came from blue street gangs, was a long-time traveling companion of Gregory Woolley with whom he was part, during the 1990s, of a group called the Syndicate which controlled drug trafficking in downtown Montreal on behalf of the Hells Angels.
Today, Barthelus is still considered by the police as a biker relation.
Under ban

Barthelus is already under an order prohibiting him from possessing a weapon. This was renewed the last time in March 2019 when Judge Marc David, of the Superior Court, sentenced him to 57 months in prison for gangsterism, conspiracy and cocaine trafficking.

But, subtracting the period spent in preventive detention, he only had one day left to serve.
Barthelus and Gregory Woolley were arrested in November 2015 in Operation Magot-Mastiff through which the Sûreté du Québec decapitated a mafia-biker-gang alliance that had led Montreal organized crime since the natural death of former godfather Vito Rizzuto.
A statement of facts filed in court revealed that the head of a drug trafficking network operating in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district — who became a collaborating witness for the police — had communicated several times with Barthelus to order kilograms of cocaine.
Barthelus has other criminal histories involving drugs and weapons possession. He was sentenced to 30 months for gangsterism, possession of a firearm and drug trafficking in 2006. He received another 17 months for gangsterism and possession of property obtained by crime in 2010.

« Les Montréalais méritent de vivre dans un environnement sécuritaire »
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...re-dans-un-environnement-securitaire.php

Un homme tué par balle à Dollard-des-Ormeaux
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-tue-par-balle-a-dollard-des-ormeaux.php

Damn right around the corner from where Frank Del Balso was hit