Andrew Scoppa considered by some to be an influential Montreal mafia clan leader has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine for trafficking, and receiving money according to the information gathered by Daniel Renaud in his LaPresse report.
These crimes were allegedly committed last year between August 16 and October 26 says the Sûreté du Québec. Police said in a statement the investigation being called “Estacade” has dismantled an organization that had become very active in Laval and Montreal in the trafficking and importation of cocaine. During this investigation, approx 113 kg of cocaine was seized along with nearly one million dollars in silver, 280 lbs of cannabis, 15 kg of procaine, 50,000 methamphetamine tablets, and more.
Andrea “Andrew” Scoppa
(photo credit: Lapresse.ca)
According to the report, six other individuals have either been arrested or are still being sought along with Scoppa. These arrests are believed to be part of a response plan set up by authorities following Operation Magot-Mastiff which dismantled organized crime back in 2015 and included the arrests of Montreal mob leaders Stefano Sollecito and Leonardo Rizzuto. Police stated that the names of both Andrew and his brother Salvatore Scoppa also considered being a major player in the mafia in Montreal were circulating behind the scenes as individuals who may take over after the Magot-Mastiff arrests.
Scoppa has historically operated as an independent clan leader according to reports but is seen by some as an important piece of the current Montreal mafia scene. Undisclosed police sources consider him to be one of the more influential mafia clan leaders currently in Montreal and have reportedly been involved in recent negotiations to bring a peaceful end to the ongoing Montreal mafia war involving mobsters from both Toronto. Salvatore Scoppa may also have criminal problems on the horizon as his home was recently searched by SQ investigators as part of a kidnapping and murder case. The arrest of Andrew and perhaps Salvatore may be synonymous with the renewed tensions within the mafia.
And down goes Scoppa. Well if he was a part of the recent talks of peace then this could throw somewhat of a monkey wrench into that and well not like its not enough of a mess already. Things up there just continue to get more and more interesting.
also today the rizzuto lawyer who was busted with solecito plead guilty and was given 36month. 113 kilos of blow 1 kilo goes for 50 whole sale and that’s before waking it down . big time stuff.
What is left of the Rizzuto side just keeps taking hits and losing leverage.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/montreal-mafia-lawyer-going-to-prison-for-becoming-one-of-the-gangsters-he-defended
This guys is right out of central casting! Looks like a sopranos cast member
He really does doesn’t he lol
http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-affaires-criminelles/affaires-criminelles/201702/07/01-5067028-la-boulangerie-du-defunt-mafieux-moreno-gallo-visee-par-un-incendie-criminel.php does not look like the truce is holding this time it seems like the Rizzutos enemies where fire bombed!
Shot fired back by the Sollecito camp perhaps.