ICED: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada

Investigation into ecstasy deaths points to B.C. crime labs, Calgary Herald, February 23, 2012

$30 million cocaine bust in Niagara region; 110 kilos seized by police, Niagara Falls Review, Feb. 17 2012

Significant seizures of date rape drug ingredients made at Pearson Airport, February 13, 2012

Provincial differences put unique spins on financial fraud: RCMP report, National Post, Feb. 6 2012

Million dollar drug bust in Manitoba, CTV News, February 6, 2012

Judge dismisses all organized crime charges against New Brunswick family, McLean's, January 30 2012

Canada's synthetic drug exports booming, Toronto Sun, January 28, 2012

NHL warns of counterfeit jerseys, MetroNews.ca, January 23 2012

Toronto man benefits from international organ trafficking, Toronto Star, January 22, 2012

Montreal cop questioned for alleged sale of info to mafia, Cnews, January 17, 2012

Street gangs target Hells Angels in London, Ontario, CNews.canoe.ca, January 12 2012

B.C. a hotbed for ecstasy production, January 4, 2012, Vancouver Sun

Former Manitoba Hells Angels member sues provincial government over seizure of his house, Vancouver24H.ca, January 4, 2012

Port of Montreal fights drug smuggling reputation, CBC News, January 4, 2012

List: Main gangs operating in B.C., Vancouver Sun, December 29 2011

Vancouver gang leader dead and member of Hells Angels shot in Kelowna, Vancouver Sun, December 29 2011

Canadian border guards spied on by criminal groups: federal government report, Windsor Star, December 22 2011

Six arrested in slaying of Montreal mafia member, Montreal Gazette, December 21, 2011

RCMP in Vancouver seize more than $1 m in counterfeit money, Vancouver Sun, December 19 2011

Nation-wide raids arrest 60; show mobility of Toronto street gangs, National Post, December 13 2011

Calgary crime groups remain a violent force, despite jailings, Calgary Herald, December 12 2011

Feds seek to deport former Hells Angel member despite no criminal record, Toronto Sun, December 7, 2011

Organized fraud ring busted in Ontario, Canada News Wire, November 29 2011

Hells Angels arrested in drug bust in Quebec and New Brunswick, CBC News, November 23 2011

Major Chinese crime group busted in Greater Vancouver, Richmond Review, November 2 2011

Kidnapping in Greater Vancouver tied to organized crime, Globe and Mail, October 28 2011

Alleged Montreal mafiosi murdered, Montreal Gazette, October 26 2011

Organized crime booming in Alberta, Calgary Sun, October 22, 2011

Crime groups recruiting airport workers, Canoe.ca, October 20 2011

Police bust $2 million marijuana grow operation in Eastern Ontario, The Whig Standard, October 16 2011

Motorcycle gangs extend reach in Alberta, Hells Angels Road Master, October 6 2011

Sûreté du Québec moves in on alleged Hells Angels drug ring, Montreal Gazette, October 6, 2011


B.C. murder victim had long history of gang involvement, Vancouver Sun, October 4, 2011


Multi-million dollar drug bust in U.S. had roots in Saskatchewan, Leader-Post, October 3, 2011


New Players In Montreal Mafia Surface As Rizzuto Family Falls, The Mafia Now, September 29 2011

Organized crime behind art theft, CBC.ca., September 17 2011

Corruption 'well rooted' in Quebec's construction industry: report, Montreal Gazette, September 16, 2011


Police fear violent reprisal for gangster Jonathan Bacon's execution, Vancouver Sun, September 7, 2011
Comment and Analysis: The law of crime: when one goes down, another steps in, Globe and Mail, August 17 2011

The gangs of B.C., CBS News, August 19, 2011

Somali gangs work a circuit across Canada, Vancouver Sun, July 30 2011

Rock Machine planning return to Quebec? Toronto Sun, July 30 2011



Marine ports continue to be vulnerable to organized crime: Report, Toronto Sun, July 19, 2011


Deported Chinese fugitive allegedly ran gambling parlour in Richmond, Northeast Asian Weekly, July 23

Organized cargo thefts spreading across Canada
New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, July 22 2011
Global News, July 21 2011
Recession driving truckers to organized crime: RCMP report, Tyee.ca, July 31 2011

9 marijuana grow ops linked to 2 crime groups busted in Calgary area, Calgary Herald, July 14 2011

Three charged with importing drugs through pipeline from Mexico, RCMP Press Release, July 14 2011

30 arrested; drugs, guns and money seized in major smuggling bust in Cornwall,
Ottawa Citizen, July 14 2011
Ottawa Citizen, July 15 2011

Commercial trucks increasingly used for smuggling: Report.
Landline.com, July 7 2011



CTV News, July 7 2011



Officials fear gang war in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press, July 5, 2011

Boy shot while sleeping at Winnipeg home: Police investigating possible outlaw biker angle, Toronto Sun, July 5 2011

Hells Angels acquitted on organized crime charges, Toronto Star, July 4 2011

Mystery shopper job scam, Winnipeg Free Press, June 29 2011

Hells Angel sought in beating death, Vancouver Sun, June 29 2011

Judge to rule on appeal for Vancouver Hells Angels, Vancouver Province, June 28 2011

Hamilton not welcoming new Hells Angels clubhouse, National Post, June 27 2011

Legislation to speed up mega (organized crime) trials takes effect, Calgary Herald, June 27, 2011

Mom who ratted on Hells Angels kicked out of RCMP-run witness protection program, Montreal Gazette, June 12, 2011

500 police raid Mohawk territories in anti-drug and organized crime operation, Canadian Press, June 14 2011

Hells Angels murder trial begins in Montreal, Gazette, June 12 2011

Toronto police bust one of the city's largest grow-ops ever, Toronto Sun, June 12 2011

Montreal drug raids linked to organized crime, CBC News, June 8 2011
see also Mafia Today, June 8 2011

Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says, Vancouver Sun, June 2 2011

Charges stayed in huge Quebec biker trial, Montreal Gazette, May 31 2001


Canada deports man linked to MS-13 gang, Toronto Sun, May 28 2011

White Rock Hells Angels Implicated in U.S. Drug Ring, Vancouver Sun, May 28 2011

OPP Warning Public of Dangers of Illegal Marihuana Grow-Ops, Canada NewsWire, May 26 2011

Drug bust has ties to European organized crime, CTV News, May 25, 2011
The Daily News (Kamloops), MAY 25, 2011




Notorious Vancouver gangster released on bail after new charges laid, Vancouver Sun, May 24 2011



Hells Angels beat organized crime charges, Toronto Star, May 23 2011





Organized involved in illegal fishing in BC, Canadian Press, May 22 2011








Alberta online firm accused of $450 million fraud scheme by U.S. authorities, Ottawa Citizen, May 22 2011











No parole for Montreal Mafia associate, Toronto Sun, May 21 2011






Lawyer’s visits to Montreal Mafia associate hurt chances of parole, National Post, May 20 2011




Toronto Police arrest 39 in organized crime probe, Toronto Star, May 19 2011





Police in BC pursuing millions in proceeds of crime, Vancouver Province, May 18 2011



Medical grow operations linked to organized crime: BC Police & politician, Maple Ridge News, May 18 2011





Abbotsford police successfully raid Burnaby house linked to UN gang, Vancouver Sun, May 18, 2011






Canadian drug dealers exploit tiny US airports, Associated Press, May 15, 2011








Convicted killer sues Ottawa for time in jail, Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2011







Contraband tobacco problem growing worse: National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco, Canada NewsWire, May 7, 2011







Montreal police arrest seven, seize narcotics and weapons, Montreal Gazette, April 29, 2011








Crown stays charges against Vancouver crime boss, IOCNI, April 21, 2011



Former head of Manitoba Hells Angels convicted on drug charges, Hells Angel Road Master, April 21, 2011

Gang violence drops dramatically in Lower Mainland, Vancouver Sun, April 11, 2011

Police bust major drug ring in Montreal, Montreal Gazette, April 8, 2011

Full-patch member of the Hells Angels will have to serve out his nearly five-year jail term for drug-trafficking, Outlaw Bikers Blogspot.com, April 3, 2011

59 criminal gangs in Saskatchewan: Police, Vancouver Sun, March 24, 2011


Surrey, BC man convicted on criminal organization charges, News 1130, March 24, 2011


Weapons cache linked to mafia discovered by Montreal police, Montreal Gazette, March 15, 2011



Seven men in Thunder Bay linked to 'Ndgrangheta in Italy, Chronicle Herald, March 11, 2011


Alleged mafia associate picked up for shoplifting, Montreal Gazette, March 9, 2011


Italian police name eight Canadians as part of international 'Ndrangheta, Mafia Today, March 9, 2011

Canada criticized by international body for counterfeiting, copyright infringement, Toronto Star, March 8, 2011


Canada growing as a source of illicit drugs: UN official, National Post, March 2 2011

Calabrian ('Ndrangheta) Mafia boss in Toronto dies, Mafia Today, February 14 2011


Hells Angels face new trial on criminal organization charges: B.C. Court of Appeal overturns lower court decision that prosecutors could not proceed with charges against two HA members, Vancouver Sun, February 11, 2011

Five men - possibly linked to Eastern European crime group - charged in ATM fraud, Toronto Examiner, February 4, 2011

Canada needs to do more to stop Latin American drug violence: Globe and Mail, January 31, 2011

Largest ketamine drug bust made in B.C., Vancouver Sun, January 27, 2011

Pickles lead Toronto police to $22 million drug bust, Globe and Mail, January 27, 2011

Americans ramp up enforcement at northern border due to influx of drugs from Canada, Waterton Daily Times, January 23, 2011

Organized crime infiltrated "every level" of Quebec construction industry, CBC News, January 19, 2011

B.C. prosecutors successful in convicting drug dealers of criminal organization charges, Vancouver Sun, January 17, 2011

Vancouver Police use drug profits to fight crime, Vancouver Observer, January 11, 2011

B.C. Government pledges to combat money laundering at casinos, Vancouver Province, January 9, 2011

Quebec gold mines vulnerable to organized crime, National Post, January 8, 2011

Organized crime at the heart of software piracy: Microsoft, www.hexus.net, January 7, 2011

Organized crime continues to play role in auto thefts, Insurance Bureau of Canada, December 16, 2010

Canada on the sidelines in international drug war, Globe and Mail (editorial), December 18, 2010

Body of Nova Scotia Hells Angel killed in 1999 found; two men arrested and charged, Halifax Chronicle Herald, December 13, 2010

Ten injured in alleged gang shooting in Vancouver, Vancouver Sun, December 13, 2010

Seven arrested in major Calgary gambling, money laundering bust, Calgary Herald, September 8, 2010

Convicted killer with links to Montreal mafia faces deportation, Toronto Sun, December 7, 2010

Harper government and opposition parties at odds over human smuggling bill, Windsor Star, December 2, 2010

Hells Angel killed high profile Nova Scotian colleague: police, CBC News, December 2, 2010


Casino expansion may lead to increase in organized crime activity, Vancouver Observer, December 1, 2010


Fraud groups prey on Serbs, Croats in Windsor area, Windsor Star, December 1, 2010


Quebec government to set up anti-corruption commission, Globe and Mail, November 30, 2010
Analysis: Recommendations on how to deal with crime and corruption in Quebec, Montreal Gazette, November 30, 2010


Montreal arson attacks tied to organized crime, CBC News, November 30, 2010


Chinese crime groups behind ecstasy and counterfeit cigarette smuggling in BC, Richmond Review, November 30, 2010


Border Agents seize10 million fake cigarettes in BC, Globe and Mail, November 30, 2010


Montreal mafia leader Nick Rizzuto murdered:
Montreal Gazette, November 11, 2010
CBC News, November 11, 2010
National Post, November 11, 2010
Globe and Mail, November 11, 2010

New Quebec bill targets ATMs and cheque cashing services to combat money laundering, Montreal Gazette, November 11, 2010

B.C. Hells Angel charged with extortion, Victoria Times-Colonist, November 10, 2010

Arsenal of guns headed for Toronto streets seized, Toronto Star, November 9, 2010

Police take down violent gang in Cranbrook, B.C., The Townsman, November 4, 2010

Quebec Hells Angels member charged with 22 murders, Montreal Gazette, November 3, 2010

Gang related homicides down across Canada: Stats Canada, Calgary Herald, October 26, 2010

Mafia big player in Quebec businesses: Book, CBC News, October 26, 2010

Former Quebec Hells Angels leader stabbed in jail, CBC News, October 25, 2010

Conservative government pledges tougher laws on migrant smuggling, CBC News, October 21, 2010

Police fear more drugs and violence as Mexican cartels move into B.C., Montreal Gazette/Vancouver Sun, October 18, 2010

Lower Mainland gangs expanding throughout B.C.: RCMP report, RCMP "E" Division, June 17 2010 (public release: October 6, 2010)

Insurance Bureau of Canada warns of organized insurance fraud, Globe and Mail, October 4, 2010

Ten alleged members of Montreal Mafia plead guilty to gambling charges, USAPlayers News, October 2, 2010

Calabrian mafia ('Ndrangheta) active in Toronto, National Post, January 21, 2010; September 24, 2010;
September 25, 2010

Calls for aggressive action against contraband tobacco, National Post, September 24, 2010

Organized crime infiltrates Aboriginal tobacco businesses, National Post, September 21, 2010

Delta police seize record haul of opium poppy pods, Globe and Mail, September 15, 2010

B.C. RCMP seize record amount of home-grown opium poppy, Globe and Mail, August 26, 2010

Criminal Intelligence Service Canada releases annual report on organized crime, CISC web site, August, 2010

Boat load of almost 500 Sri Lankan illegal migrants lands off B.C. coast, Vancouver Sun, August 14 2010

Long time Hells Angel gunned down in Vancouver, Vancouver Sun, August 13 2010

RCMP admits in internal report that money laundering enforcement ignored at casinos, Vancouver Sun, August 12, 2010

Conservative government introduces new era of prohibition, National Post, August 8, 2010

Conservative government introduces new organized crime laws, Globe and Mail, August 4, 2010

Hells Angels clubhouse seized in Winnipeg, CNews, July 20, 2010

Hells Angels associate convicted of smuggling ecstasy over BC border to Washington, Vancouver Sun, July 26, 2010

Two Hells Angels members arrested in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press, June 16 2010

Organized crime in Canada increasingly sophisticated, Ottawa Citizen, July 17, 2010

Reputed member of Montreal mafia murdered, Globe and Mail, June 30, 2010 See also: Analysis

Vito Rizzuto applies for parole from U.S. prison, Canwest News Service, June 27, 2010

Calgary police seize weapons cache, Metronews.ca, June 25, 2010

International criminal markets have become major centres of power: UN report, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, June 17, 2010

Ottawa Hells Angels Nomad member sentenced to eight years, Ottawa Citizen, June 16, 2010

15-year old boy arrested and accused of skimming credit cards for criminal organization in Richmond, BC, Richmond Review, June 3, 2010

Illegal cigarettes helping to drive Nova Scotia convenience stores out of busines and fueling organized crime: Atlantic Convenience Stores Association, Halifax Chronicle Herald, June 3, 2010

N.S. Hells Angels charged in Montreal homicides, CBC News, June 2, 2010

Montreal Mafia enforcer denied parole, Toronto Sun, May 29, 2010

Federal government announces new contraband cigarette enforcement, Canadian Press, May 28 2010

Deportation from Canada looms for reputed Mafia figure, Montreal Gazette, May 28, 2010

Rizzuto Montreal mob family under siege: sources, Vancouver Sun, May 25 2010

Criminal organization charges laid in Calgary, Calgary Herald, May 25, 2010

Police id alleged gangster found in oil drum in Toronto harbour, National Post, May 26, 2010

Analysis: Cash blurs organized crime lines as once-loyal gangsters follow the money. New era in casting aside allegiances, Vancouver Sun, May 25, 2010

Kidnapping suspected in disappearance of alleged Montreal mafia member, Globe and Mail, May 18, 2010

Latvian crime group defrauded 2010 Vancouver Olympics up to $2 Million, Vancouver Sun, May 18, 2010

Recovery rate for stolen vehicles drop, suggesting organized crime involvement: Ontario Provincial Police, Canadian Underwriter.ca, May 13, 2010

Red Scorpion gang leader in B.C. convicted, brother acquitted, Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2010

Federal government re-introduces bill to crack down on organized crime, drug trafficking, Federal Government Press Release, May 6, 2010

Changes afoot in Montreal's criminal underworld, Montreal Gazette, May 2, 2010

Major crack cocaine bust in Montreal: Police allege ties to biker gangs, Montreal Gazette, May 1, 2010

Parliament committee studying organized crime closed to reporting, Epoch Times, April 28, 2010

Manitoba introduces new criminal organization legislation, Winnipeg Free Press, April 21, 2010

Specialized organized crime enforcement unit established in Alberta oil country, Edmonton Journal, April 21, 2010

Man with alleged ties to Italian mafia deported from Canada, CTV News, April 10, 2010

Four arrested in raids on three Vancouver drug labs, Vancouver Sun, April 10, 2010

Illegal smokes hit all-time high in Canada, Globe and Mail, April 9, 2010

Police in Abbotsford, B.C. put hit list of gangsters on notice, Vancouver Province, April 8, 2010

Quebec police raid construction firm, CBC News, April 7, 2010

Task force created to tackle smuggling in Cornwall, Ontario, CTV News, April 7, 2010

Senior police officials tell justice committee of two ongoing investigations into corruption in Alberta judicial system, Calgary Herald, March 31, 2010

Police call for warrant-less access to cell phones and computers to fight "sophisticated" organized crime, Vancouver Sun, March 30, 2010

Bank card fraud ring busted in Toronto, Toronto Sun, March 25 2010

Auto theft ring dupes indebted people to become accomplices, Windsor Star, March 25, 2010

Increased policing worsens drug violence: study. National Post, March 23 2010

Two dead after suspected mob-related hit in Montreal, Montreal Gazette, March 21, 2010

Hells Angel charged after repairman finds thousands of dollars stashed in furnace, Calgary Herald, March 18, 2010

Alberta introduces new legislation targeting gangs, Government of Alberta News release, March 16, 2010

Red Scorpion gang member among three caught in Kelowna drug bust, Vancouver Province, March 16, 2010

Sailboat seized off northern Vancouver Island with more than 1000 kilos of cocaine; one of the largest cocaine shipments in Canadian history, Vancouver Island, March 15, 2010

Police bust Kentucky-based illegal gun importation ring, Lousville Courier-Journal, March 13, 2010

Member of Nova Scotia Bacchus MC and wife murdered, Halifax Chronicle Herald, March 2, 2010

Ottawa, Montreal Police smash multi-million drug ring, Ottawa Citizen, February 27, 2010

Huge marijuana grow-op found in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, Abbotsford / Mission Times, February 23, 2010

Chinese mob boss convicted for Toronto murders, Vancouverite, February 18, 2010

Nick Rizzuto pleads guilty to tax evasion, CBC News, February 11, 2010

Police crack down on marijuana grow-ops on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Daily News, February 8, 2010

Vancouver police lay more than charges against 14 alleged gang members, Vancouver Province, February 4, 2010

We are winning the gang war: Vancouver police, Vancouver Province, February 3, 2010

Alleged Albanian mobster wanted by FBI in New Jersey arrested in Toronto, Toronto Sun, January 26 2010; CBC News January 26, 2010

Police in Manitoba monitor potential gang threat from Alberta, Calgary Herald, January 24, 2010; Calgary Sun, January 23, 2010

B.C. lawyer facing charges for alleged links to organized crime, Vancouver Province, January 23, 2010

Winnipeg police arrest Quebec men in alleged $1 million skimming fraud, Winnipeg Free Press, January 10, 2010

Organized crime threat increases for Vancouver Island, Victoria Times Colonist, January 13, 2010

Police: Hells Angels "puppet" club expands in Atlantic Canada, Halifax Chronicle Herald, January 12, 2010, Times & Transcript, January 13, 2010

Chinese organized crime figure convicted in New York for 1994 Toronto murder, American Chronicle, January 6, 2010

Analysis: Rizzuto murder may shake up New York's Bonanno Family, NewEnglandOrganizedCrime.com, January 13, 2010

Son of alleged leader of Montreal Mafia slain, Montreal Gazette, December 29 & 30, 2009

Police crack major counterfeiting ring in Montreal, Globe and Mail, December 21, 2009

Mother of three in Calgary linked to cross-Canada sex ring, Vancouver Sun, December 19, 2009

Seven suspected Hells Angels arrested in southern Ontario, Globe and Mail, December 18, 2009

Law prohibiting gang colours ruled unconstitutional in Saskatchewan, Star Pheonix, December 18, 2009

Inmate loses bid to remove mafia label, National Post, December 18, 2009

Gangs and organized crime Number one pubic safety issue in B.C.: Solicitor General, Canadian Press, December 16, 2009

Vancouver gang leader sentenced to 30 years in Seattle court, Vancouver Sun, December 16, 2009

Auto thefts down, organized crime involvement up: Insurance Bureau of Canada, December 9, 2009

Two full patch Hells Angels members plead guilty to drug trafficking charges, Vancouver Province, December 8, 2009

High-profile police corruption case in Toronto derailed, Globe and Mail, December 8, 2009

Trial begins for cocaine-importing gang members in B.C.; Crown lawyer provided with police protection, Winnipeg Free Press, December 8, 2009

Dealers allegedly associated with Red Scorpions gang in Abbotsford, B.C. arrested, December 5, 2009, Vancouver Province

Hells Angel and associates arrested in Winnipeg police sting, Winnipeg Sun, December 3, 2009;
see also: CTVWinnipeg.ca, December 4, 2009; former Mountie among those arrested: United Press International, December 4, 2009

$1.2 Million found at Thunder Bay drug bust, TBnewswatch.com, December 4, 2009

B.C. Judge stops Crown from proceeding on criminal organization charges against Hells Angels, Vancouver Sun, November 27, 2009

Five week police operation raid 21 pot grow operations in British Columbia's Okanagan, Kelowna.com, November 27, 2009

US, Canada boost ties to combat organized crime and terrorism, AFP, November 23, 2009

Quebec Provincial Police target Hells Angels in Maurice, CJAD, November 18, 2009

Guns seized from organized crime group in Prince George, B.C., Vancouverite, November 18, 2009

Hells Angel gets four years for extortion and firearm possession in BC, Vancouver Province, November 13 2009

Ten arrested in probe of organized crime involvement in Quebec construction industry, Canadian Press, November 2, 2009

Alberta police strained by organized crime enforcement, Calgary Herald, November 2, 2009

Pot cultivation in Ontario reaches epidemic proportion: Provincial police, Ontario Provincial Police press release, October 28, 2009

No sign federal stimulus money is falling into mob hands, minister says, Canadian Press, October 26 2009

Quebec Crime Unit to investigate allegations of mob involvement in construction industry, Canadian Press, October, 22, 2009

26 arrested in Manitoba drug bust, Winnipeg Sun, October 21 2009

Report of mob control over infrastructure spending prompts inquiry demand, Canadian Press, October 16, 2009

Allegations over mob involvement in Montreal construction industry intensify, Montreal Gazette, October 15 2009

Man arrested after $500,000 in cash seized at Alberta border, Sun Media, October 15 2009

B.C. busts net 14,000 marijuana plants, Globe and Mail, October 13, 2009

Police in Alberta bust $2.4M marijuan grow-op with ties to Chinese organized crime, Calgary Sun, October 1, 2009

Police investigate claims of 100 kilo hash importation into Nova Scotia, Halifax Chronicle Herald, September 30, 2009

Two British Colmbian men gunned down in Mexico had ties to the drug trade, Globe and Mail, September 29, 2009

Quebec union accused of having ties to organized crime, September 25, 2009, CBC News

Police in Alberta bust four belonging to the organized crime "Family", CTV News, September 25 2009

Hells Angels' "puppet clubs" proliferating in B.C., Vancouver Sun, September 23, 2009

Hells Angel among those convicted of drug trafficking in Edmonton trial, Edmonton Sun, September 22, 2009

Mexican drug war cuts off B.C. dealers, National Post, September 14, 2009

RCMP make ecstasy bust in Manitoba, Winnipeg Free Press, September 14, 2009

Quebec cracks down on financial crimes, Globe and Mail, September 14, 2009

Known BC gangster killed in Calgary, Vancouver Sun, September 7, 2009

Police bust $4 million marijuana grow-op in Prince George, B.C., Prince George Citizen, August 28, 2009

Largest seizures of debit and credit card skimming equipment ever in Calgary, Calgary Sun, August 28 2009

New Program to Combat Synthetic Drugs Announced, RCMP News Release, August 25 2009

Two big pot grow-op busts in one week in Ontario, Owen Sound Sun Times, August 20, 2009

Major ecstacy bust in Manitoba, Winnipeg Sun, August 20, 2009

Largest-ever cocaine seizure in the Niagara-Fort Erie area, Niagara This Week, August 7 2009

Criminal Intelligence Service Canada releases new annual report on organized crime, CISC News Release, August 7 2009

War on gangs, drugs, organized crime failing: Winnipeg Sun, July 29, 2009

Huge heroin bust at Toronto International Airport, National Post, July 28, 2009

144 kilos of cocaine seized at B.C. border crossing, Abbotsford news, July 24, 2009

Quebec prosecutors prepare for trial of 120 Hells Angels and associates, Sherbrooke Record, July 24, 2009

Hamilton mobster Vincenzo "Jimmy" Luppino dies, National Post, July 18, 2009

4 Hells Angels convicted in B.C., CBC News, July 13, 2009

Gang-related killings continue to mount in Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Sun, July 8, 2009

Pot smuggling ring along US-Canada border dismantled, Newsday.com, July 1, 2009

Violent crime soaring in Calgary as cocaine costs rise, Sun Media, June 25, 2009

Canada is 'hub' for illegal drug shipments, CBC News, June 24, 2009

Payment to shooting victim could get gangsters early parole, National Post, June 24, 2009

Police target organized crime in 36 drug busts across Quebec, CBC News, June 3, 2009

Gang Wars in Our Time (Series), Vancouver Sun, April to June, 2009

New federal legislative measures to combat organized crime, Department of Justice News Release, February, 2009

Almost 1,000 crime groups in Canada: Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada, CBC News, August 17, 2007