My god that's a crazy picture. It just doesn't stop here in Canada !! I was talking to my brother about the war out here and I mentioned that things were peaceful with Rizzuto as the boss , but since he was arrested it has been insane . I know this sounds dumb to some but I was explaining it would have been better to let Rizzuto remain a Free man . Now it's just bodies everywhere and the underworld is unstable. I think the l.e need to realize crime is never going away but with someone like Rizzuto there's less violence and things are peaceful. Anyways new to the forums !

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...l-avait-31-kilos-de-cocaine-chez-lui.php

Estacade project: acquitted even though he had 31 kilos of cocaine at home

A judge of the Court of Quebec rendered a decision Tuesday that could have a significant impact on the ways of doing police investigators specialized in the fight against organized crime and narcotics. She excluded from the evidence the discovery of 31 kilograms of cocaine at a Montreal office in October 2016 because the police broke down the man's door and searched his home before obtaining a warrant.

As a result, the individual, Maxime Hébert, who was arrested on the same day as Montreal Mafia clan leader Andrew Scoppa, and two other individuals, Fazio Malatesta and Nicola Valiente, was acquitted because the Pursuit had not been no other evidence to offer.

"It's not mine"

In 2015-2016, Scoppa and Malatesta, who were suspected of trafficking cocaine, were investigated by the North Shore Regional Joint Squad (MRE) headed by the Sûreté du Québec called Estacade.

During the investigation, the police officers listened to Scoppa and his alleged accomplices. They followed Malatesta noted that he went into a slot on the 13 th Avenue in Montreal, since he had exchanged a bag with the tenant and suspected that it was a drug cache of the organization of Scoppa.

On October 26, 2016, investigators arrested Malatesta and Scoppa in the parking lot of the Canadian Tour in downtown Montreal and found more than 70 kilograms of cocaine in the first car.

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The head of the investigation then was - in 11h11- given the green light for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) between dynamically in the housing of the 13 th .

Maxime Hébert was sleeping in his room when the police burst into his home. While he was kneeling and handcuffed, he told the police that "he did not have access to the first bedroom of the house and that what was there was not his."

Intrigued, a policeman went into the room and saw recyclable bags similar to those found in the Malatesta vehicle. He lifted plastic bottles from the top of the bags, and opened a trash bag, noticing a package that looked like a kilo of cocaine. The police then asked for a search warrant that they obtained at 4:30 pm.

A call to order

During the proceedings, the lead investigator explained that after the unexpected arrests of Malatesta and Scoppa, he found it urgent to act. He then ordered the dynamic entry without a warrant on 13 th Avenue before the news of the arrests of Scoppa and Malatesta broke out, to prevent evidence - cocaine - from being destroyed.

But Judge Linda Despots concluded that there was no urgency to act. She asks why, if IWG members already knew they could intervene at 6:40 on 13 th Avenue, the head of the investigation was not from that time, asked for a search warrant. She finds that the police had reason to believe that drugs could be found there and that the conditions for obtaining judicial authorization were met. It recognizes that these are serious offenses and that cocaine is wreaking havoc on society. She does not doubt the good faith of the police but blame them for their ways.

"The Tribunal, while aware of the hard work of the police when confronted with investigations into organized crime, is concerned that this type of entry, without a warrant, into a dwelling house accompanied by a dynamic entrance become almost routine, given the danger inherent in the type of investigation. As such, because search execution principles are presumed to be known to police officers, the Tribunal finds that the seriousness of state conduct is important. "

"A dwelling house is a place where the expectation of privacy is surely the most important. The Tribunal notes the intrusiveness of the intrusion and finds an impact on the rights of the accused. Despite the company's definite interest in having the case heard on the merits, the Tribunal, in analyzing all the criteria, can only find that the police officers acted contrary to the established rules and have been many years, "writes Judge Despots.

It therefore excluded the evidence - the 31 kilograms - accumulated against Hébert, finding that the rights of the latter were violated and that the search was unreasonable.

Counsel for the Prosecution, M e Karine Cordeau, announced that it had no new evidence to present and the judge acquitted Maxime Hébert, who was defended by M e Claude Olivier.

Scoppa, Malatesta and another co-accused, Nicola Valiente, benefited from a stay of proceedings in September 2018 after Pursuit filed a nolle prosequi without explanation.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...coupable-de-meurtre-au-premier-degre.php

Hillside Coffee Murder: The Accused Guilty of First Degree Murder

fter approximately eight weeks of trial, a jury convicted Jeff Joubens Theus this afternoon of the first degree murder of Angelo D'Onofrio, committed on June 2, 2016 at Hillside Café, in the north of Montreal.

Mr. D'Onofrio, 72, a regular at the Fleury Street establishment, was confused with a man linked to the Montreal mafia, Antonio Vanelli, by the shooter.

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Angelo D'Onofrio (on the left) and Antonio Vanelli (on the right)

PICTURES IN COURT

Messrs. D'Onofrio and Vanelli had a certain resemblance and their photos were filed and compared before the jury.

Theus and an accomplice suspected of driving the vehicle that was used for the crime, Ebamba Ndutu Lufiau, were arrested in 2017 following a major crimes investigation by the SPVM.

Surveillance camera images and DNA evidence were presented to the jury during the trial.

Mafioso Antonio Vanelli signed a written statement explaining that his vehicle was parked near the cafe on the day of the murder, and an investigator from the organized crime division testified in writing that there were tensions within the Montreal mafia at the time of the murder. crime.

Due to a health problem, the trial stopped for Lufiau but continued in the case of Theus, who was the one who shot on June 2, 2016. The jurors delivered their verdict after two full days of deliberations.

La Presse seized the video interrogation of Theus by the police on the day of his arrest. For more than two hours, an SPVM Major Crime investigator tries by all means to crack the suspect but he refuses to talk and goes to bed in the small room.


The woman of the victim, Lina Simone.


"That day, he took two lives"

The pleadings on the sentence were fixed on April 18th. The victim's wife, Lina Simone, is expected to make a statement. "I can not put words to describe how I feel. That day, he took two lives, Lino's and mine. The whole family is suffering. I do not wish anyone to feel what I feel. I am not relieved but justice has been done. I'm happy for Lino and he too would have been happy with this verdict of murder in the first degree if he had been there, "he told La Presse M me Simone, on leaving the courtroom.

"This is the verdict we were waiting for. We are very satisfied with the work of the jury. We thank him, "said for his part M e Eric de Champlain, who represented the prosecution in the company of M e Kateryne Brabant.

Visibly shocked, M e Elizabeth Menard and M e Audrey Bianca Chabauty, representing Jeff Theus, would not comment on the verdict. The trial was chaired by Judge Daniel Royer of the Superior Court.

Un homme tué par balles dans Côte-des-Neiges

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...-tue-par-balles-dans-cote-des-neiges.php

Antonio Pietrantonio is mentioned in the news yet again, this time in the article to which I’ve linked below.

Canadian trucker charged El Chapo's cartel $155,000 to move two loads of cocaine: documents

https://nationalpost.com/news/world...-to-move-two-loads-of-cocaine-documents/

Simeone has been linked in the past to Tony Magi. He had accumulated financial problems in recent years and found himself at the heart of a conflict involving a mafia entrepreneur

The name of Mario Simeone, murdered yesterday morning in Côte-des-Neiges, appears once in an affidavit of Leo Lee Lalli that was sworn May 8, 2015. More interesting names also appear in the document. The five-page PDF of the affidavit, to which I’ve linked below, is found in the Library of the National Assembly of Quebec (Quebec’s legislative body, or house).

https://www.bibliotheque.assnat.qc.ca/DepotNumerique_v2/AffichageFichier.aspx?idf=162479

Rizzuto is white collar smart lawyer he could lead them if he gets the chance.

Yeah I never expected leo to step up , he deft seems to be alot smarter and more charismatic than his junior . Be interesting to see how things work out this year .

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/man-shot-in-an-attempted-murder-in-pointe-aux-trembles

Man shot in an attempted murder in Pointe-aux-Trembles

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1162940/homme-atteint-projectiles-arme-feu-laval

Two men wanted for attempted murder in Laval

Two men are wanted after a murder attempt inside a Laval apartment building.

We do not fear for the life of the man in his forties who was hit by at least one shot of a single-arm gun, around 6:40 pm Saturday, inside one of the apartments of the 14-storey building on the boulevard de Chenonceau, located between boulevards Daniel-Johnson and Chomedey.

The building is home to about 100 units, but only one-storey residents had to be evacuated.

At the Laval Police Service (SPL), it was not yet possible to specify whether the crime was related to organized crime, but Constable Evelyne Boudreau confirmed that the victim was well known to the police. She collaborates with the investigators to a certain extent, and it remains to validate several elements of his testimony.

There would be no direct link between the two suspects and the victim, but the victim could know who it is.

The SPL also has an idea of ​​the identity of the wanted men, which could help advance the investigation. However, he still had several witnesses to meet, and the images captured by surveillance cameras had to be analyzed.

About thirty police officers were mobilized, as well as a dog handler. The SPL intervention group finished analyzing the scene around 4:00 am Sunday morning; he combed through the housing where the victim was at the time of the shots and the other home where she took refuge.

As for the evacuated residents, they were able to return to their homes at around 10:45 pm

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https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...after-being-caught-in-real-estate-scheme

Man admits to killing Laval resident after being caught in real-estate scheme

Feared Wolf Pack leader Rabih Alkhalil who was accused in 2012 of importing 1,800 kg of cocaine into Quebec is likely to be unscathed by the slowness of the judicial system. Born in British Columbia, Alkhalil reportedly headed a network that sold more than $ 50 million worth of cocaine in Quebec in 2012.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/04/17/la-lenteur-aide-un-caid-et-presume-client-del-chapo

https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...tion-wheel-turned-down-for-liquor-permit

Owners of Montreal Observation Wheel turned down for liquor permit

^^^^
Updated article found at link below.

Steve Vogl, man behind denial of liquor permit, has long established ties to organized crime

https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...ong-established-ties-to-organized-crime/

Convicted drug trafficker pleads guilty to possessing meth behind bars

https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...s-guilty-to-possessing-meth-behind-bars/

A 49-year-old man rests in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the upper body with at least one firearm shot during a late-night shootout on Wednesday in Verdun in southwest Montreal.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/...e-blesse-dans-une-fusillade-a-verdun.php

Interesting that Vito Rizzuto and Woolley forged a relationship in 2005 I knew they were in prison together, but I didn´t read anything into that.

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/05...treal.com&utm_campaign=reco#cxrecs_s

Salvatore Scoppa just got killed

Wow it just keeps on rolling. Good report Blackmobs.

This is most likely coming from the Rizzuto-Sollecito faction. It seems like the Rizzuto family may be on their way to controlling Montreal if that hasn't happened already.

You would think it is the Rizzuto faction but who knows anymore.

Salvatore getting killed is a major turning point in favor of the Rizzuto clan.

His bro Andrea must be worried. Did they not try to take out Salvatore a couple of years ago? Was there ever an attempt on his bro?

Yes there was an attempt on Salvatore and was shot in the arm but there was also an attempt on the brother Andrea.

Thought so but was not sure thx pal.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/05/04/deploiement-policier-a-la-suite-dune-fusillade-a-laval

He is shot during a family party
The mafia had already escaped a shooter two years ago


FÉLIX SÉGUIN and AXEL MARCHAND-LAMOTHE
Saturday, May 4, 2019 22:28
UPDATE Sunday, May 5, 2019 01:05
An important Mafia figure who had already escaped an attempted murder was finally caught up in his past last night, being shot dead in the parking lot of a hotel in Laval.


Salvatore Scoppa
Victim
According to our sources, Salvatore Scoppa, a 49-year-old mafioso who had previously been in trouble with the Rizzuto clan, was repeatedly hit on the thorax by firearm projectiles.

He was allegedly shot at around 2200 at the entrance of the Sheraton Hotel, off Highway 15, by a hooded gunman.

The assailant then fled into a black Ford Explorer driven by an accomplice, using fast lanes. They were still off at the beginning of the night.

The death of Scoppa was noted when he arrived at the hospital.

Another person was taken to a hospital because of nervous shock. Witnesses from the scene were also treated at the scene for the same reasons.

The victim attended a family party when he was murdered.

Police sources told the Journal that Scoppa had become a "marginal" player in the criminal scene of the Quebec metropolis. His behavior was considered unpredictable and his allegiances unknown. He had several enemies in the underworld.

Failed attempt

The mafia of Laval had already been the target of an attack in the parking lot of a Terrebonne restaurant in February 2017, but had escaped with an injury to one arm.

The gunman, Frédérick Silva, a notorious hitman, was arrested on February 22 following a two-year manhunt.

Scoppa and his older brother Andrew had come under the spell of Stefano Sollecito, Acting Head of the Rizzutto at the time.

The victim was particularly involved in drug trafficking on Île Jésus and in the Montreal district of Rivière-des-Prairies.

According to police reports, there was no indication that Scoppa's life was threatened again since the attempted murder in 2017.

- With Jonathan Tremblay, Magalie Lapointe and Agence QMI

Next murder will be back here in Hamilton seems to be the pattern lately one there and then one here.

It looks like the Rizzuto clan is mounting two offences. One in Quebec & the other is in Ontario and Hamilton is affected for sure. The Rizzuto/Violi war has expanded.
Rizzuto's have formed alliances with several other criminal organizations. The Toronto clans will need more hired help to stop them.