a surprising bust to say the least. with all that continues to go on in mtl/qc i didnt expect a bust this size related to olivero. 16 people arrested no names yet, odd that the alleged leader of this clan is not one of those arrested? when said names are released it may finally reveal who the olivero-lopez are allied with and who has been working with them. and of all the mafia clans in mtl why this clan now? is it related to any of the gang HA conflicts? or the MAFIA vs. HA gambling conflict? or is it unrelated to a conflict and perhaps related to some of the large drug busts of all kinds that have been broken up lately? scoppa et al, the mafia and west end grow ops? i suppose we will have to wait a little.

Opération majeure contre la mafia italienne à Montréal
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/03/26/operation-majeure-contre-la-mafia-italienne-a-montreal

Frappes importantes de la GRC dans Montréal-Nord et dans Saint-Léonard
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2060264/frappes-grc-montreal-nord-saint-leonard-lopez-oliveiro

RCMP launches raids that target 'suspected Montreal criminal organization'
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...suspected-montreal-criminal-organization

Are they affiliated with the 'Ndrangheta?

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...es-freres-scoppa-veut-une-vie-tranquille

Accused of drug trafficking in the United States: one of the Scoppa brothers wants a quiet life

Crown wants Roberto Scoppa, brother of Montreal Mafia leaders, detained despite ankle bracelet offer
https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...ers-has-bail-hearing-in-extradition-case

Who are the Lopez brothers?
Franco, Giuseppe and Pasquale, of Sicilian allegiance;
Accused of importing cocaine during the Magot-Mastiff drug investigation, between 2014 and 2015;
Released in 2019 after a stay of proceedings;
Considered drug traffickers involved in supplying cocaine for various local organizations;
According to our sources, they control a sales network with the approval of senior figures in the mafia and the Hells Angels;
Their links with these organizations, however, are said to have crumbled due to quantities of poor quality drugs a few years ago;
Bars connected to them were targeted by arson attacks in spring 2020;
Giuseppe (Joe) Lopez was shot and killed in a seaside resort in the Dominican Republic last September;
Nephew of Serafino Oliverio, known under the pseudonym Sergio Lopez, considered an independent clan leader, ex-associate of Vito Rizzuto, major player in money laundering in Montreal and victim of a resounding murder attempt in November 2021.

A Scoppa just wanting a quiet life? That’s funny

Judge to decide on Roberto Scoppa's bail in April
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/judge-to-decide-on-roberto-scoppas-bail-in-april

No way he gets bail, although hes been low profile his whole life his brothers are to notorious in the media which depletes his credibility.. also he is caught via an informant on wire tap. Hes cooked.. if hes lucky hell get like 12-16 years in the feds. Hell do atleast 10+ years and he better hope he can live a quiet life free once he’s released if hes not killed. He may of been doing this under the radar without kicking up which hell have to pay for once he’s released.

i guess there will be no forthcoming intell from this highly touted "international mafia bust" from last week concerning the lopez-olivero clan. i see there being a couple reasons for this. one, the rcmp is incapable of releasing proper media info for these alleged large arrests. 400 rcmp to arrest 13 people, 13 people of which 5 were women. no disrespect ladies but those 5 are irrelevant to this bust and likely were employees at some cafes and rest's when arrests took place. the other 8 apparently are soooooooo bad we may never know there names...OR they are just as irrelevant as the 5 women arrested. B, this is an evidence collecting bust similar to others in the past to insure that an ongoing investigation doesnt utterly fall apart like every other rcmp bust related to the mafia in the last 10 years in both qc and ontario.or 3, within minutes of this post all said missing info will be released. there is also no mention of seized items of any kind.

rcmp claim however that the lopez-olivero clan are still active in mtl north concerning cocaine trafficking, money laundering and a new allegation not yet seen of being involved in sports gambling. to the claims of cocaine trafficking i would hope there is more intell than the lopez bros proj mastiff indictment. that is 10 yr old news and charges related to it all in there entirety have been dismissed. i say this only to dispell the ongoing claims that this clan continues to operate in the same way with the same crime groups. so much has changed in the milieu since 2014/2015 'if' the l-o clan are still wholesaling cocaine it is likely to a different group of people than 10 years ago. the more intriguing aspect is the involvement in sports betting. if this is true it makes the attempt on serafino olivero in nov 2021, subsequent arsons at owned businesses and murder of giuseppe lopez in sept 2023 more than likely related to 'the book' conflict than any other. i cannot speculate however as to which side this clan falls if violent events against are related to them is part of mafia vs. HA gambling conflict. it could be that indeed as some have speculated the lopez-olivero had a falling out with rizzuto/sollecito clan at some point and chose to side with HA over control of 'the book.' or they were being directly targeted by HA. at least with this conflict (mafia vs. ha) the sides are clear compared to other possible conflicts, feuds or wars currently ongoing in montreal and qc city.

We know Franco Lopez and Pasquale Lopez were along those arrested. The article said these were only searches to gather evidence for the investigation as has been the norm in recent times. No charges were expected to be filed unless the searches turned up something that warranted one. The 13 that were arrested were likely given notices to appear at a later date like we've seen previously. The remaining Lopez brothers are the main targets of this case.

Roberto Scoppa demeurera détenu durant les procédures
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...meurera-detenu-durant-les-procedures.php

Roberto Scoppa denied bail while he challenges extradition request
https://montrealgazette.com/news/roberto-scoppa-denied-bail-while-he-challenges-extradition-request

^^^^
Paul Cherry has updated his Gazette article.

new:
Trafic de stupéfiants aux États-Unis : un des frères Scoppa échoue à être libéré
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...n-des-freres-scoppa-echoue-a-etre-libere

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...ntion-pour-avoir-brise-une-condition.php

Tony Accurso returns to custody for breaking condition

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/04/10/tony-accurso-retourne-en-prison

Released a few weeks ago, Tony Accurso returns to prison

Un courtier immobilier condamné à six ans de pénitencier
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...er-condamne-a-six-ans-de-penitencier.php

Un homme de main du mafieux Marco Pizzi arrêté pour pornographie juvénile
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2064478/mafieux-marco-pizzi-pornographie-juvenile

Distributing child pornography disgusting, while Pizzi isn't involved it doesn't look good..

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...ique-dans-des-fraudes-grands-parents.php

Italian organized crime involved in grandparent fraud

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...rrete-14-suspects-dans-le-grand-montreal

Grandparent fraud: Ontario police arrest 14 suspects in Greater Montreal

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...yl-un-codetenu-lie-au-crime-organise.php

Convicted of poisoning a fellow inmate linked to organized crime with fentanyl

2 millions in cash
And drugs found in the house of Montreal mafia member in Lasalle

https://youtu.be/HsZDSvA2Ptw?si=KjZspJGWpc7cumI_

The man is close to Pietro D’Adamo

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...-kilos-de-cocaine-saisis-chez-un-mafieux

More than $2 million and several dozen kilos of cocaine seized from a mafia boss

Several dozen kilos of cocaine and more than $2 million in cash were reportedly seized Tuesday morning in Montreal from one of the long-time collaborators of an influential mafia boss.

The police arrived in the morning at the home of Giuseppe Arcoraci, a stone's throw from Cavelier-De LaSalle secondary school, in the district of the same name.


Inside, the police got their hands on a huge sum of money, an impressive quantity of cocaine, as well as around ten prohibited weapons.

According to our sources, more than 2 million dollars were found, as well as “several dozen” kilos of cocaine.

Arcoraci, 58, was not arrested. This would be a search during an investigation as part of the Americano project, carried out by the Antigang section of the SPVM. A first phase of this investigation project had already taken place a few weeks ago and had led to the seizure of large quantities of narcotics.

Arcoraci would not only work with the Italian mafia; authorities also suspect him of having links to Irish organized crime.

Moreover, Arcoraci lived for a long time near the residence of one of the Matticks brothers.

Although he would occupy an important role in the Montreal organized crime scene, Arcorcari would be a man who stands out for his great discretion.

The police nevertheless consider him a close collaborator of Pietro D'Adamo, one of the strong men of the Italian mafia in Montreal who is still the subject of a police investigation in the wake of the revelations of the hitman Frédérick Silva.

The latter is said to have committed or ordered around sixty murders for different factions of the underworld over a period of more than two decades, before turning around and collaborating with the authorities from the summer of 2022.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...lan-mafieux-du-sud-ouest-de-montreal.php

Police strike mafia clan in southwest Montreal

Pietro D'Adamo is def one of the underrated guys imo.

https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?...mp;crop=664_567_2749_1830&rotation=0

Murder of Arsène Mompoint The sponsors would be important members of organized crime

Influential members of the mafia and organized crime in Montreal are said to be the sponsors of the murder of gang leader Arsène Mompoint, shot dead in broad daylight, while he was sitting at a table with several people, in a cannabis store in Kanesatake, on 1 July 1, 2021.

These individuals are Vito Salvaggio, Pietro D'Adamo and Davide Barberio, considered by the police as important players in the mafia, as well as Jean-Philippe Célestin, Emmanuel Zéphir and Dany Sprinces Cadet, from the gangs.
A seventh individual, Gregory Woolley, was also targeted by the investigation, but he was murdered last November.
In December, the residences of these seven individuals were searched.


https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...membres-importants-du-crime-organise.php

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...z-valant-plus-de-7-millions-bloquees.php

Lopez family properties worth more than $7 million blocked

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...mafioso-montrealais-arrete-en-italie.php

A Montreal mafioso arrested in Italy

Related article :

https://cronachesalerno.it/cocaina-e-marijuana14-arresti/ May 1, 2024 Le Cronache " A Montreal mafioso arrested in Italy"

Salerno/Agro/Vesuviani. Drugs from South America, cocaine and marijuana, hit the streets of Salerno thanks to the Reggino gangs, an intermediary and some accomplices of Neapolitan origin. Blitz with 14 arrests (11 in prison and 3 under house arrest plus an obligation to stay) carried out yesterday by the Dia of Salerno on the orders of the investigating judge who accepted the request of the Anti-Mafia prosecutor's office (prosecutor Cannavale). These are people who also reside in Northern Italy and all have contacts in Reggino and therefore with the Ndrangheta. According to the accusatory hypothesis shared by the judge, the association had maintained relationships with members of the Alvaro gangs of Sinopoli (Reggio Calabria). Central element of the Carmine Ferrara group resident in Giffoni Valle Piana who would have acted as an intermediary between foreign drug traffickers and organizations operating on the national territory. During the investigations it was established that the port of Salerno has become a national hub for the importation of drugs from South America. The investigation reached a turning point when last year Dia men found 22 quintals of cocaine hidden in a container coming from Ecuador and boarded on a motor vessel flying the Lebanese flag. The operations would have been coordinated by Francesco Volpe and his old acquaintance Cataldo Esposito, known as 'o ragiunier, resident in the Picentini area and would have seen the interest of the Calabrian family of Alvaro, Nicola and Francesco, financiers of the importation and buyers of cocaine, represented in the Salerno area, for the intermediation operations with Carmine Ferrara and his collaborator Salvatore Rocco, by the Calabrian Fortunato Marafioti and by the Neapolitan from Barra Errico D'Ambrosio, the latter having the role of delegate of the Alvaro family and the "Neapolitan" co-financiers. Then there was the Vesuvian agricultural sector with the ton of marijuana seized from an export company in Poggiomarino from which it was to be distributed to Scafati and Boscoreale. In this context, the figure of Antonio Malafronte di Boscoreale emerges, co-owner of the company interested in importing the cargo as well as the Italian-American Michele Annunziata. The latter would have organized the importation of the drugs, financed in part by the Neapolitan Giuseppe Gargiulo and would therefore have appointed, for financial compensation, Franco Volpe and one of the unavailable for the coordination of the material operations for recovering the narcotic. Francesco Volpe, domiciled in Ogliastro Cilento, would have had the task of identifying the objectives and providing logistical support to a group of runners, coming from Puglia, who, directed by Michele Campaniele, would have carried out the thefts. IN PRISON Carmine Ferrara, 60 years old from Pomigliano d'Arco and resident in Giffoni Sei Casali; Alfonso Masullo, 57 years old from Cava de' Tirreni; Franco Volpe, 52 years old resident of Sessa Cilento; Giuseppe Carraturo,67 years old from Pontecagnano Faiano; Cataldo Esposito, 74 years old from Nocera Inferiore and resident in Pontecagnano Faiano; Salvatore Rocco, 55 years old from San Sebastiano al Vesuvio; Fortunato Marafioti, 43 years old from Cosoleto; Francesco Alvaro, 26 years old from Sinopoli; Nicola Alvaro, 41 years old from Sinopoli; Errico D'Ambrosio, 39 years old from Cercola; Michele Annunziata, 79 years old from San Giuseppe Vesuviano but resident in Canada. UNDER HOUSE Antonio Malafronte, 39 years old from Scafati and resident in Boscoreale; Michele Campanile, 58 years old from Ruvo di Puglia; Giuseppe Gargiulo, 70 years of Letters. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT Antonio Ansaldi, 48 years old from Ogliastro Cilento

an interesting last few days for mtl mafia members alleged or otherwise. the info earlier this week concerning giuseppe arcoraci linking him to pietro d'adamo and cont'd cocaine trafficking is pretty big news.

this mornings announcement out of italy is also big news...maybe. first, there was a claim in 2019 from a lapresse article about the current situation and make up of the mtl mafia at the time mentioning the 'annunziata clan.' at that time after some research i was of the opinion that said clan did not exist and i hold the same opinion today. because although a michele annunziata was arrested in italy this alone does not prove the existence of a clan.

is this the same michele? or a different man with same name? he is described as a 'italian-american'? perhaps a translation issue.
aside from a ton of weed leaving port of mtl at some point any connection back to canada is pretty small. not sure where dope originated from but if it wasnt grown in qc or ontario illegally i would be shocked.

however what these articles do show is that the 'ndrangheta and the camorra were working together to import large amounts of cannabis. some from canada, some from ecuador. annunziata in this context is one of several middle men involved...NOT A LEADER of a distinct clan.

annunziata we are told once worked under agostino cuntrera. this ended with his 2010 murder and there is no evidence this alliance continued under liborio cuntrera. also a ref to being close to salvatore cazzetta? dont know where this oroginates from except the original 2019 la presse article claiming the annunziata were a discreet mostly unknown clan.

at most this series of arrests shows a working alliance between a 'ndrangheta group and a camorra group with a tacit link back to canada.