Frederick Silva one of the most wanted men in Quebec and Canada has finally been captured. The 38-year-old alleged hitman was arrested around midnight by authorities in downtown Montreal. He has been on the run since 2017 and according to reports has been using multiple fake identities and disguises in an effort to escape … [Read more…]
Francesco Del Balso has been sent back to prison for violating the terms of his conditional release according to recent reports. This move comes after Del Balso may have escaped a potentially life-threatening altercation with two armed hoodlums who showed up at his Laval home looking for him. The alleged Rizzuto crime family mobster … [Read more…]
The long and bloody Montreal mafia war along with the efforts of law enforcement has left the Rizzuto crime family crippled and the mafia in Montreal in a state of total destabilization according to police sources. Head of the organized crime unit of the SPVM Major Nicodemo Milano said in a new Journal de … [Read more…]
The Clemenza investigation by the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) was the largest anti-mafia investigation since Operation Colisée that targeted the Rizzuto crime family back in 2006. It produced arrests of individuals linked to the Montreal mafia from 2014-2016 on various charges including drug trafficking, weapons possession, and kidnapping. But according to a recent … [Read more…]
Francesco Del Balso a ranking member of the Rizzuto crime family has gained his freedom after more than nine years in prison and nine more months in a halfway house. The 46-year-old mobster was allowed to return home but is still under close watch being supervised electronically via a GPS bracelet. He was sent … [Read more…]
More violence and bloodshed could be on the horizon as the fight for control of the Montreal mafia continues. Nicola Spagnolo a key member of the Montreal mafia and the Rizzuto crime family now has a contract on his head according to a recent report from TVA Nouvelles. Spagnolo was met by authorities who … [Read more…]
The Montreal mafia has been in a state of disarray since the death of longtime boss Vito Rizzuto and after a short lull, the violence has returned to the city’s underworld. In a recent interview with the Montreal Gazette, former RCMP intelligence analyst and mafia author Pierre de Champlain gave his take on what … [Read more…]
Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito were both identified as heads of the Montreal Mafia after they were arrested in a dual investigation called Project Magot and Mastiff. The investigation into drug trafficking and organized crime in Montreal targeted the Montreal mob and Hells Angels alliance. Rizzuto and Sollecito have been charged with conspiracy to … [Read more…]
The Rizzuto crime family took control of the Montreal mafia back in the 1970s, emerging from a bloody internal war between the Sicilian and Calabrian factions. The upstart Sicilian faction led by Nicolo Rizzuto moved against the Calabrian faction known as the Cotroni family led by Vic Cotroni and Paolo Violi. After several murders, … [Read more…]
Montreal mafia has seemingly moved past the bloody war which resulted from an attack by a rival faction of the Rizzuto crime family. The death of former Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto has led to a new leadership table headed by Stefano Sollecito atop the crime family ranks. But according to sources, this new … [Read more…]