Montreal Underworld Braces For Big Arrests

Something big, really big, is underway in Montreal, QB Canada.

Last month the RCMP charged five suspected mobsters tied to the Rizzuto clan for their alleged roles in the November hit against former NYC Bonanno boss Salvatore Montagna, and yesterday with no explanation a judge incredibly denied a defense request to unseal the court documents which resulted in the seizure of BlackBerry messages leading to their arrest as reported by Catherine Solyom for The Montreal Gazette:

Federal prosecutor Yvan Poulin said it was in the public interest to not share the documents in any way.  "Read the authorization (for the warrants) in your office" Poulin told the judge. "It speaks for itself . . . I can't say anything more about it . . . This is an exceptional case."

The unprecedented secrecy over the documents suggests "that the RCMP and Crown prosecutors are trying to protect a more important investigation still under way, a well-placed source, or even national security."

There's also speculation that the FBI may be ready to bust New York mobsters for their alleged roles in whacking Montagna who aligned himself with the Calabrian Mafia or 'Ndrangheta in a bid to take over the Montreal underworld from the Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra with which the Rizzuto clan is affiliated.

Mobsters can be so bitter.

Comments

[Clinton Fussell]

I knew there was something really funny. Like what the heck led to the seizure of the BlackBerry messages in the first place? Could there be a rat? Mobsters are well known for that, in fact these days thats about all they are known for.