Overview

• Montreal and provincial officers arrested 11 alleged Mafia and gang figures, including presumed boss Leonardo Rizzuto, in coordinated dawn raids on June 12.
• Those taken into custody are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and related counts for killings and attempted killings between 2011 and 2021.
• Nearly 150 officers executed search warrants across multiple municipalities, including Montreal, Laval, Blainville, Shefford, Saint-Lazare, Repentigny, Quebec City and Rosemère.
• Five suspects associated with the Rizzuto family and allied gangs remain at large and are actively sought by police.
• Authorities caution that while the arrests deliver a significant blow to the family’s remaining structure, other crime figures are expected to move in to fill the ensuing power vacuum.