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Quebec police arrested 63 people from 20 difference municipalities in Quebec and New Brunswick on Tuesday in connection with a drug ring allegedly controlled by the Hells Angels.
The operation, dubbed Project Objection, “dismantled three of the biggest drug trafficking networks in Quebec,” said Insp. Guy Lapointe, a Sûreté du Quebec spokesman. “They were controlled by three chapters of the Hells Angels: Montreal, South and Trois-Rivières.”
Lapointe said a total of 79 people are facing charges in the drug bust that was led by the Escouade nationale de répression contre le crime organisé (ENRCO). Lapointe said the 16 remaining individuals who were not arrested Tuesday have been spoken to by police on the phone, or are fugitives.
The bust led to police seizing 21 kilograms of cocaine, more than $2 million, bulletproof vests and 34 firearms.
The operation also brought Quebec police near the Ontario border, a province the Hells Angels have tentacles in, Lapointe said.
Ensnared in the bust was Michel (Sky) Langlois, 71, a founding member of the Hells Angels’ Montreal chapter, who is alleged to have run a drug trafficking network in the Outaouais. Lapointe said that Langlois is the owner of a maple syrup farm in the Outaouais region, which is where he was arrested Tuesday.
Langlois is charged with committing a crime for the profit of a criminal organization (or gangsterism), and charges related to trafficking in cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine.
At a press conference Tuesday, Lapointe emphasized that the Hells Angels maintain a drug distribution monopoly by instilling a regime of fear and “wouldn’t hesitate to use violence to enforce their message.”
Another man, Louis Matte, 52, was charged with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine. Lapointe said that Matte is alleged to have trafficked drugs in eastern Ontario.
Projet Objection : cette vaste enquête a permis d’établir que les chapitres des Hells Angels de Trois-Rivières, South et Montréal se partageaient des territoires qui couvrent les régions de l’Outaouais et du Saguenay, en passant par Lanaudière. pic.twitter.com/ztxx942gq9
— Sûreté du Québec (@sureteduquebec) April 24, 2018
Police also raided the Hells Angels’ South Chapter clubhouse, something that hadn’t been done in nearly a decade.
“This isn’t an investigation solely done by the Sûreté du Quebec,” said Lapointe. “Our model here is really partnership. Many police forces are involved and that’s what makes our recipe something that works against organized crime.”
Project Objection and four other investigations into drug trafficking, involving around 300 officers, began in June 2017, and Lapointe said that they aren’t ruling out the possibly of further charges or arrests in the future.
With files from Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette
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The operation, dubbed Project Objection, “dismantled three of the biggest drug trafficking networks in Quebec,” said Insp. Guy Lapointe, a Sûreté du Quebec spokesman. “They were controlled by three chapters of the Hells Angels: Montreal, South and Trois-Rivières.”
Lapointe said a total of 79 people are facing charges in the drug bust that was led by the Escouade nationale de répression contre le crime organisé (ENRCO). Lapointe said the 16 remaining individuals who were not arrested Tuesday have been spoken to by police on the phone, or are fugitives.
The bust led to police seizing 21 kilograms of cocaine, more than $2 million, bulletproof vests and 34 firearms.
The operation also brought Quebec police near the Ontario border, a province the Hells Angels have tentacles in, Lapointe said.
Ensnared in the bust was Michel (Sky) Langlois, 71, a founding member of the Hells Angels’ Montreal chapter, who is alleged to have run a drug trafficking network in the Outaouais. Lapointe said that Langlois is the owner of a maple syrup farm in the Outaouais region, which is where he was arrested Tuesday.
Langlois is charged with committing a crime for the profit of a criminal organization (or gangsterism), and charges related to trafficking in cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine.
At a press conference Tuesday, Lapointe emphasized that the Hells Angels maintain a drug distribution monopoly by instilling a regime of fear and “wouldn’t hesitate to use violence to enforce their message.”
Another man, Louis Matte, 52, was charged with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine. Lapointe said that Matte is alleged to have trafficked drugs in eastern Ontario.
Projet Objection : cette vaste enquête a permis d’établir que les chapitres des Hells Angels de Trois-Rivières, South et Montréal se partageaient des territoires qui couvrent les régions de l’Outaouais et du Saguenay, en passant par Lanaudière. pic.twitter.com/ztxx942gq9
— Sûreté du Québec (@sureteduquebec) April 24, 2018
Police also raided the Hells Angels’ South Chapter clubhouse, something that hadn’t been done in nearly a decade.
“This isn’t an investigation solely done by the Sûreté du Quebec,” said Lapointe. “Our model here is really partnership. Many police forces are involved and that’s what makes our recipe something that works against organized crime.”
Project Objection and four other investigations into drug trafficking, involving around 300 officers, began in June 2017, and Lapointe said that they aren’t ruling out the possibly of further charges or arrests in the future.
With files from Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette
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