Mafia italo-canadese ”paralizzata” dalla maxi inchiesta “Alliance” a Montréal, ”testimone speciale” da 3 milioni di dollari
Italian-Canadian Mafia “Paralyzed” by “Alliance” Maxi Investigation in Montreal, “Special Witness” Worth $3 Million April 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Canada
2 minute read “The Montreal mafia is paralyzed by the mega-investigation conducted by the police with the help of its former hitman Frédérick Silva. The Rizzuto clan is also showing signs of decline in Italy .” This is what Le Journal de Montréal wrote , speaking about the mega-investigation called “Alliance.” The article – written by Felix Seguin, Eric Thibault and Massimo Deland – tells of the Italian-Canadian mafia “paralyzed for almost two years by the largest criminal investigation currently underway in the country, which targets several of its pillars and risks dismantling the Rizzuto clan,” originally from Cattolica Eraclea (Agrigento).
According to the Canadian newspaper, “this unusual situation is not only being closely monitored by Canadian law enforcement, but is also arousing keen interest in Italy, the cradle of the mafia.” “It is extremely interesting for us,” Marco Garofalo, a senior official of the Italian State Police, told Le Journal de Montréal , stressing that “police cooperation between Italy and North America on mafia matters is very effective.” According to Garofalo, the Rizzuto clan is destined to “decline” or undergo a profound “overhaul through alliances” with other mafia factions.
“Alliance” is the name the police have given to this major investigation , the Canadian newspaper writes, “which, like the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, is currently threatening several influential mafiosi in the metropolis with forced retirement and a long prison sentence”. The hitman Frédérick Silva , “allegedly hired by members of the Rizzuto clan”, has begun to spill the beans, revealing everything to investigators from the Sûreté du Québec and the Montreal police in exchange for a €3 million deal that is causing a lot of discussion in Canada.
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“We no longer see them leaving their homes to hold business meetings in the city or to go and talk to other members of the mafia, as they usually do. We only see them leaving to meet with their lawyer,” police sources told the Canadian newspaper. The pressure has been increasing for about two months, since the press revealed that Silva had signed a contract with the State as a “special witness,” with a record reward of more than $3 million for his cooperation with justice . “It is expected,” the article reads at the end, “that the police will make the first arrests in the case in the coming months of 2025.”
