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On 28 March 2001, in Operation Springtime, a joint investigation of the Hells Angels by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, the Sûreté du Québec, and the Montreal police resulted in the arrests of Hells Angels all over Canada, with 138 being arrested in Quebec and 51 being arrested in Calgary on 30 March 2001. [31]
Vito Rizzuto was arrested on January 20, 2004, in Montreal, for his involvement in the May 5, 1981, gangland killings of three rival Bonanno crime family captains (Alphonse Indelicato, Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera) and was sentenced to a 10-year prison sentence on May 4, 2007, after being extradited to the United States. [37]
Operation Axe was one of the biggest sting operations in Montreal and was aimed at smaller groups associated with major organized crime groups like the Hells Angels. [5] Montreal is no stranger to the impact the Hells Angels has on a city; during the 90's the gang took part in a major turf war for drugs on the streets of Montreal which has now ...
In spring of 2013, raids by the Sûreté du Québec led to the arrests of fifteen members of the Rock Machine from the Montreal and Quebec City chapters. Several members of the SS Elite Motorcycle Club (a Rock Machine support club) were also arrested, all were brought up on narcotics charges.
The Hells Angels established their first Canadian chapters in the province of Quebec during the seventies. On 5 December 1977, the first Canadian chapter was founded in Montreal when a club called the Popeyes led by Yves Buteau were "patched over". In September 1979, new Angels chapters were established in Laval and Sherbrooke. In Western ...
When Rizzuto was extradited to the United States on August 17, 2006, he disparaged Arcadi's leadership abilities to the two Mounties driving him to the airport as he predicated chaos in the Montreal underworld with Arcadi as leader. [33] On August 30, 2006, Arcadi's nephew, Domenico Marci, was killed. [34]
The Rockers Motor Club, often abbreviated as the Rockers MC, was a Canadian outlaw biker gang and support club for the larger Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. [21]Lasting from 1992 until 2001, the group played a significant role in the ill-famed Quebec Biker War. [22]
Dark Circle – Montreal Quebec based criminal organization, it was a participant in the Quebec Biker War. [219] Pelletier Clan – Montreal Quebec based street gang, it was a participant in the Quebec Biker War. [220] Westmount Crew – London, Ontario based street gang. [221] Bono Boyz/Bono Hood – London, Ontario based street gang. [221]