Quebec provincial police make 22nd arrest in eastern Quebec drug war crackdown. One of the most influential Hells Angels in Quebec has failed in his effort to avoid having to reside at a halfway house while he continues to serve a sentence for taking part A founding members of the Hells Angels in Quebec has been denied parole on a drug-trafficking sentence — in part because he remains loyal to the world’s most notorious biker gang. Both men are named in an arrest warrant issued from the Quebec Officers with the Sûreté du Québec and Montreal police carried out a series of search warrants on Thursday as part of an investigation targeting the Montreal Mafia and Hells Angels and May 31, 2017 · Article content. The wedding of a full-patch member of the Hells Angels and the daughter of the former head of a drug-trafficking network drew members of organized crime Aug 16, 2023 · Rizzuto died of natural causes a decade ago. Many suspect the murder could escalate to a full-out gang war between the Hells Angels and a street gang hailing from Lévis, a town in the south Aug 17, 2023 · Another home linked to the founder of the London Hells Angels chapter has been destroyed by a suspicious fire, according to media reports. Photo by Manitoba RCMP / PNG. The Angels emerged victorious. . judge has approved the extradition of B. According to this article, the Hells Angels had at that time fifteen chapters in Ontario, eight in British Columbia, five in Quebec, three in Alberta, two in Saskatchewan and one in Manitoba. On a single day in 1985, five were murdered, including leader Laurent Viau, front centre. Firefighters were called to a blaze that broke out Mar 28, 2024 · Quebec City, Canada (March 28, 2024) - Two members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were arrested Wednesday following a drug-trafficking investigation in the Quebec City region. The war would eventually lead to 160 pe Jun 30, 2021 · A crane demolishes the Hells Angels bunker in Sherbrooke, Que. [11] Feb 23, 2024 · Sources tell Radio-Canada that for the past year, Quebec City street gangs and independent drug dealers have been refusing to pay Hells Angels a 10 per cent fee to sell drugs on their territories. Feb 23, 2024 · A man with links to organized crime who was reported missing from Quebec's Saguenay region was found alive but mutilated in Montreal in what appears to be part of a rise in violence in the Feb 23, 2024 · A man with links to organized crime who was reported missing from Quebec's Saguenay region was found alive but mutilated in Montreal in what appears to be part of a rise in violence in the According to CBC News, the Hells Angels have thirty-four chapters operating in Canada with 1,260 full-fledged (patched) members. Carl Ranger of the Repentigny police force Feb 23, 2024 · A man with links to organized crime who was reported missing from Quebec's Saguenay region was found alive but mutilated in Montreal in what appears to be part of a rise in violence in the Mar 15, 2022 · Vincent “Gus” Boulanger, 50, a full-patch member of the Hells Angels for more than a decade, made the appearance through a video conference connecting the courthouse to a detention area at the Mar 29, 2023 · Several police forces across Quebec are participating in joint anti-drug trafficking raids across the province targeting members of the Hells Angels and the Mafia. Five members of the Hells Angels North Chapter, were shot Dead. The fire this week marks at least the third time that a house connected to Barletta has been destroyed by suspected arson. He was 69. E. The Parole Board of Canada Feb 23, 2024 · A man with links to organized crime who was reported missing from Quebec's Saguenay region was found alive but mutilated in Montreal in what appears to be part of a rise in violence in the Feb 22, 2023 · Hells Angel among eight arrested in Quebec drug-trafficking probe. A spokesperson for the SQ said full-patch members of the Hells were targeted in the investigation, but no arrests are expected Jul 10, 2022 · The former head of the Quebec section of the Hells Angels, Maurice Boucher, better known by the nickname "Mom," has died. He was a member of another biker gang called the Popeyes that was selected to become Nov 16, 2020 · Senior Ontario Hells Angel Rob Barletta has been charged with multiple counts of breach of trust for allegedly tapping into an Ontario Ministry of Transportation computer. PST. Feb 26, 2024 · Criminologist and former Bloc Québécois MP Maria Mourani said the police crackdown resulted from a conflict between a street gang known as the Blood Family Mafia and the Hells Angels that came Oct 4, 2023 · A restaurant in the Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles borough was ordered to shut its doors for 25 days because it was frequented by members of the Hells Angels and people tied to the Jun 30, 2021 · Once a Hells Angels stronghold, now-deserted Sherbrooke bunker has been confiscated; Raids targeting Hells Angels yield dozens of arrests in Quebec; Hells Angels' Trois-Rivières bunker Share. The bunker was the site of some notorious crimes during the biker war during the mid 1980's in Quebec. A former member of a Hells Angels support club who played a role in a murder carried out in Pointe-aux-Trembles during Quebec’s biker gang war is one step closer to parole after Mar 29, 2023 · Quebec police execute search warrants in Hells Angels investigation. After joining the Angels in the late 80s, he co-founded a local chapter in the 90s, and grew to control a multi-million Feb 26, 2024 · Criminologist and former Bloc Québécois MP Maria Mourani said the police crackdown resulted from a conflict between a street gang known as the Blood Family Mafia and the Hells Angels that came Mar 1, 2024 · 1:50 30+ arrests in Quebec drug war between Blood Family Mafia, Hells Angels More than 30 people have been arrested in Quebec during a sweeping police crackdown on a street gang believed to be Detained. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads Feb 26, 2024 · Criminologist and former Bloc Québécois MP Maria Mourani said the police crackdown resulted from a conflict between a street gang known as the Blood Family Mafia and the Hells Angels that came Mar 1, 2023 · Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. In 2021, the same squad carried out a search warrant at the home of Serge Lebrasseur, a full-patch Hells Angel, in the investigation. In a release, the Sûreté du Québec said the two Hells Angels were arrested along with 14 other people following an investigation by the National Organized Crime Nov 19, 2015 · Jailed Hells Angels kingpin Maurice (Mom) Boucher,, a prominent criminal lawyer and the son of a deceased Mafia boss were among some 45 people arrested Thursday as police targeted the triumvirate During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a major expansion of the club into the rest of Canada. He was serving a life sentence in prison. The Trois-Rivières chapter of the Hells Angels and one of its affiliate clubs was the target Wednesday morning of a major police raid involving 200 police officers from the Dec 29, 2014 · The Hells Angels’ Nomads chapter in Quebec was once the most feared organized crime group in the province. Tensions rose last November, when an associate to the Hells Angels MC was shot in Charlesbourg. Share. The man believed to have been the last victim of Quebec’s biker gang war had nothing to do with the Hells Angels or drug trafficking. Conflict In Quebec City: Blood Family Mafia Vs. Its founding members were selected from the gang’s Montreal and Trois Mar 13, 2024 · BC Hells Angel Damion Ryan was arrested and charged in Manitoba RCMP’s drug probe, called Project Divergent in 2022. During their war both groups have used a large number of powerful explosives to attack clubhouses Mar 29, 2023 · Quebec provincial police are executing several search warrants in Montreal, Laval and the Laurentians targeting a drug trafficking ring connected to the Hells Angels. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Both men are named in an arrest warrant issued from the Quebec Dec 13, 2023 · A 37-year-old man with close ties to the Hells Angels in Quebec was gunned down in Mexico on Wednesday. C. A spokesperson for the SQ said full-patch members of the Hells were targeted in the investigation, but no arrests are expected May 4, 2024 · Published May 4, 2024 8:38 a. Quebec provincial police handed out hundreds of fines to Hells Angels members and other supporting motorcycle clubs who met for their "first run" in a Apr 24, 2018 · Police raids across Quebec targeting the Hells Angels netted 63 arrests — including a police officer who is alleged to have acted as a drug courier. About 500 Hells Angels motorcycle gang members from all over Canada, including Quebec, are expected in Calgary this weekend, but they’re not answering any questions about what Jan 5, 2016 · Normand Robitaille’s ascension within the Hells Angels while the biker gang was at war with rival gangs like the Rock Machine, between 1994 and 2002, revealed he was a very active participant in Jul 2, 2022 · The doomed Montreal North chapter of the Hells Angels. The war left 162 people dead, including civilians. Both men are named in an arrest warrant issued from the Quebec Feb 3, 2024 · February 3, 2024. Michel (Sky Mar 13, 2024 · A hit man who killed an associate of the Hells Angels early on in Quebec’s biker gang war has seen his parole revoked because he went on the lam to avoid a urine test. The distinctive red compound, sitting atop a hill and surrounded by chain-link fence, where members of the Hells Angels planned strategy, made drug deals, and ordered contract killings throughout the gang wars in the 1990s, was demolished Wednesday. Mar 29, 2023 · Quebec police execute search warrants in Hells Angels investigation. A spokesperson for the SQ said full-patch members of the Hells were targeted in the investigation, but no arrests are expected Apr 16, 2009 · A stunning police sweep that targeted high-ranking Hells Angels members in Quebec and New Brunswick has dealt a significant blow to the biker gang's illicit activities in Eastern Canada, police said. Jun 6, 2024 · Photo courtesy Michel "Sky" Langlois. Quebec Hells Angels and puppet club members in Penticton as bikers make their way west. The Quebec Biker War was a violent turf war that began in 1994 and continued until late 2002 in Quebec. (CBC) Mar 24, 2015 · When news emerged about what happened on March 24, 1985, inside the Angels’ bunker on a wooded hill in Lennoxville, Quebecers woke up to what the biker gang was capable of. Police investigating drug trafficking and organized crime arrested three people, including one member of the Savages Motorcycle Club, when they raided the group's clubhouse and eight other Jun 30, 2021 · The former Hells Angels' bunker in Lennoxville — which was seized by police in 2009 and has been empty for more than 12 years — is no more. Tamouro Jul 22, 2017 · Article content. Hells Angels was founded in San Bernardino, Calif. An anti-drug operation involving five police forces and targeting a criminal biker gang linked to the Hells Angels saw 14 arrests and as many raids carried out Thursday as part of Apr 9, 2021 · A long-time member of the Hells Angels was sentenced Friday to an overall prison term of nine years for his leading role in a drug-trafficking network that operated in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu 21. Advertisement 2 Story Oct 17, 2018 · Boucher, who led the Hells Angels in Quebec through the biker gang war of 1994-2002, was aware the Nomads chapter was under police surveillance and wanted to intimidate the justice system. Ryan, who is part of the Wolfpack gang alliance From 1977 to 1984, the Hells Angels and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club fought what came to be known in Canada as the First Biker War. Nov 15, 2018 · Article content. He was among the motorcycle club’s most visible members for decades. Apr 18, 2016 · The chapter’s presence in Quebec, and specifically in Montreal, was evident for several years after almost every member of the Hells Angels based in Quebec was arrested in April 2009 in Jan 24, 2024 · A B. Photo by FILE. Feb 23, 2024 · A man with links to organized crime who was reported missing from Quebec's Saguenay region was found alive but mutilated in Montreal in what appears to be part of a rise in violence in the Jun 30, 2021 · Once a Hells Angels stronghold, now-deserted Sherbrooke bunker has been confiscated; Raids targeting Hells Angels yield dozens of arrests in Quebec; Hells Angels' Trois-Rivières bunker Sep 18, 2014 · Former Hells Angel Donald (Pup) Stockford of Ancaster has been granted statutory release from a Quebec prison after serving 10 years for conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and Mar 27, 2024 · The two Hells Angels who were arrested are Marc Roberge, 60, of Stoneham et Tewkesbury, and Mario Auger, of St-Étienne-des-Grès. Jun 30, 2021 · Once a Hells Angels stronghold, now-deserted Sherbrooke bunker has been confiscated; Raids targeting Hells Angels yield dozens of arrests in Quebec; Hells Angels' Trois-Rivières bunker Aug 9, 2015 · Hells Angels 'Mom' Boucher stabbed in jail; The explosion is said to have been an event in the long turf battle between the Hells Angels, led by Maurice "Mom" Boucher, and rival gang the Rock Machine. Police say they are conducting Jul 10, 2022 · Boucher, who was a reputed killer, drug trafficker, outlaw biker and former leader of the Hells Angel's Quebec chapter, was convicted of murder charges in 2002. On Mar 27, 2024 · The two Hells Angels who were arrested are Marc Roberge, 60, of Stoneham et Tewkesbury, and Mario Auger, of St-Étienne-des-Grès. Before being convicted, he was at the centre of the violent biker Jun 30, 2021 · Once a Hells Angels stronghold, now-deserted Sherbrooke bunker has been confiscated; Raids targeting Hells Angels yield dozens of arrests in Quebec; Hells Angels' Trois-Rivières bunker Published March 1, 2024 10:52 a. CFSEU. Quebec City is the brutal epicenter of the war between these two groups, characterized by murders, attempted murders, arson and bombings. Here with you now. Boucher was one of Quebec's most notorious criminals. for close to three-quarters of a million dollars. Oct 6, 2016 · In the early hours of April 15, 2009, more than 1,200 police officers were deployed to arrest 156 members and associates of the Hells Angels in 177 separate raids across Quebec, Canada's second Apr 29, 2024 · Article content. Hells Angels Quebec City Chapter. The SQ is getting help from Sep 6, 2022 · The Quebec Biker War began on 13 July 1994. Dec 29, 2014 · Article content The Hells Angels’ Nomads chapter in Quebec was once the most feared organized crime group in the province. 100+ [13] The Quebec Biker War ( French: Guerre des motards au Québec) was a turf war in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lasting from 1994 to 2002, between the Quebec branch of the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine. Operation SharQc was a lengthy investigation led by the Sûreté du Québec that saw almost every member of the Hells Angels based in Quebec arrested in April 2009. A luxury home in Thornbury Mar 16, 2015 · The Hells Angels members were arrested as part of Operation SharQc, a massive sweep of Quebec and New Brunswick organized crime groups in 2009. On July 13, 1994, in the aftermath of an ultimatum issued by the Hells Angels, three men walked into a motorcycle shop on Henri-Bourassa Blvd. , in 1948 and now has 475 chapters in 62 countries. The Lennoxville massacre, or Lennoxville purge, was a mass murder which took place at the Hells Angels clubhouse in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, on March 24, 1985. Hells Angels chief Sonny Barger Feb 26, 2024 · Criminologist and former Bloc Québécois MP Maria Mourani said the police crackdown resulted from a conflict between a street gang known as the Blood Family Mafia and the Hells Angels that came Jul 13, 2019 · Photo by MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER / Montreal Gazette files. May 7, 2015 · Postmedia News File Photo. m. Mar 27, 2024 · The two Hells Angels who were arrested are Marc Roberge, 60, of Stoneham et Tewkesbury, and Mario Auger, of St-Étienne-des-Grès. residents Courtney Vasseur, a member of the Hells Angel motorcycle gang, and Curtis Lehner, a former stockbroker, to face criminal fraud charges in the United States. Jun 26, 2024 · Hells Angels videos and latest news articles; GlobalNews. As the Outlaws retreated into their Ontario stronghold, the Angels began consolidating their activities and expanding, moving into port cities Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Rock Machine struck again the next day, attempting to kill a member of the Hells Angels. Quebec provincial police say they aren't planning any arrests Wednesday but are searching for evidence that could Oct 31, 2023 · Sureté du Québec. Three masked men shot and killed Pierre Daoust, a member of a Hells Angels-affiliated club called the Death Riders, at a custom motorcycle shop in Montreal’s Rivière des Prairies neighbourhood. Quebec's Crown prosecutors' office said in a news release Tuesday that the profits An alleged leader among the Hells Angels in Quebec has filed a lawsuit against the attorney general of Quebec, seeking more than $2 million while alleging he was detained without cause following Mar 18, 2022 · The Hells Angels led by the notorious Mom Boucher fought the Rock Machine in a brutal gang war for control of Quebec. A spokesperson for the SQ said full-patch members of the Hells were targeted in the investigation, but no arrests are expected Sep 14, 2023 · One of the most influential Hells Angels in Quebec will be released from a federal penitentiary soon as he nears the statutory release date of the 14-year sentence he received as a result of his Jul 9, 2021 · Michel Langlois, 74, was one of the founding members of the Hells Angels’ chapter set up in Canada in 1977. Police say they are conducting Jul 15, 2022 · The notorious former Hells Angels boss Maurice "Mom" Boucher died of cancer on Sunday. and Oct 30, 2018 · The conversation was between Gregory Woolley, 46, a former Haitian street gang member who rose to become an associate of the Hells Angels, and two alleged leaders of the Montreal Mafia: Leonardo Nov 17, 2023 · Erika Morris · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2023 11:33 AM EST Gregory Woolley was an influential organized crime member in Quebec, and had connections to the Rockers and Hells Angels. , in 1965. May 17, 2022 · Quebec has sold the former Hells Angels den in Sherbrooke, Que. A spokesperson for the SQ said full-patch members of the Hells were targeted in the investigation, but no arrests are expected New Brunswick RCMP say a full-patch member of the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was sentenced Monday in the Bathurst Court of Queen's Bench to six-and-a-half years for conspiracy to traffic Nov 20, 2015 · Boucher was heading the Nomads, an elite chapter of the Quebec Hells Angels, when Quebec’s biker gang wars started in the mid-1990s, during which more than 160 people were killed. Jul 13, 2019 · Quebec's biker war started 25 years ago today. Two Mexican media websites reported that Samy Tamouro was killed at a gym in Cancun. Dec 2, 2018 · Photo by John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette. Both men are named in an arrest warrant issued from the Quebec Dec 18, 2023 · The conflict, allegedly, stems from the drug trade, extortion, illegal gambling and other crimes. Both men are named in an arrest warrant issued from the Quebec Mar 29, 2023 · Quebec police carry out anti-drug trafficking raids targeting Hells Angels, Mafia. By the 1960s, the Hells Angels were the world’s most notorious outlaw motorcycle club, hellraisers on Harleys who, alongside their violent criminality This article describes the war between rival biker gangs, the Rock Machine and the Hells Angels, in Quebec. PDT. Maurice Boucher had been imprisoned in the Sainte-Anne-des Jul 10, 2022 · He was 69 years old. The war began when the Hells Angels in Quebec began to try to establish a monopoly on street-level drug sales in Quebec. Mar 29, 2023 · Several police forces across Quebec are participating in joint anti-drug trafficking raids across the province targeting members of the Hells Angels and the Mafia. The North Chapter was led by 2 of its original and most influential members Laurent "L'Anglais" Viau and Yves Dec 7, 2023 · There with you then. The raids targeted 156 people in all. As a critical part of the community for over 245 years,The Gazette continues to deliver trusted English-language news and coverage on issues that matter. The right-hand man of the leader of the Blood Family Mafia, a Quebec gang, has been arrested in Portugal after being on the lam since July 2023 Mar 29, 2023 · Quebec police execute search warrants in Hells Angels investigation. ca your source for the latest news on Hells Angels . “Francesco Del Balso, who was part of the Rizzuto clan, he joined forces with some Hells Angels members to get their hands on the so-called book that the Rizzuto crime family have always controlled in Montreal, in which contains a list of extortion victims, players in the illegal betting system Jun 30, 2022 · Sonny Barger, center, with other members of the Hells Angels at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. gt bz ya ta uo rc ck fo rv dl