Tag Archives: Canada

Canadian Mob-Tied Drug Ring Busted

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on March 12, 2012

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search The RCMP busted a suspected drug smuggling ring with ties to the Rizzuto clan in Montreal, QB Canada. Among those arrested is Nicola Varacalli who once supposedly was held hostage by the rival D'Amico clan for … Continue reading →

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Quebec “Omerta” Actor Sentenced

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 18, 2012

Montreal actor Tony Conte who played in Omerta, a television crime drama about the Mafia, attended the first part of his sentencing hearing on Thursday. In 2008 he was convicted of conspiring to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine into Canada. … Continue reading →

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Canadian Bikers – Mobsters Involved in Financial Crime

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 14, 2012

A new government report probing organized crime meddling in Canada’s financial sector was obtained by QMI Agency through an Access to Information request. It points to a market made vulnerable to crime due, in part, to Canada’s patchwork regulatory agencies … Continue reading →

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Dead Cop’s Mafia Links Probed in Quebec

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 11, 2012

Sgt.-Det. Ian Davidson committed suicide last month, a day after he made headlines as a mole who offered stolen data to gangsters and officials have ordered an investigation following media reports the police detective tried to peddle secrets to the … Continue reading →

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Informant List Used as Bargaining Chip by Montreal Mob: source

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 22, 2012

The list of police informants stolen by a retired intelligence officer in the Montreal police force was used as a bargaining chip by mafia lawyers to get reduced sentences for their clients, according to a source close to the investigation. … Continue reading →

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Ex Cop Committed Suicide Autopsy Confirms

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 21, 2012

An autopsy performed Thursday on the body of retired Montreal police detective Ian Davidson confirms that his death at a Laval hotel Wednesday was indeed a suicide. The coroner’s report is not yet available, but police investigators said the examination … Continue reading →

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