The leader of a Rivière-des-Prairies street gang and two other key members of the group are among six people arrested in Saguenay in connection with a violent kidnapping. The accused are believed to be “a sprawling faction” of All Boivin, one of Quebec’s most wanted fugitives.
Kensey Apollon is a well-known face in the street gang scene. The 33-year-old nicknamed Ryder is considered by authorities to be one of the leading figures of the Profit Boys, also known as Profit Kollektaz (PK).
He is one of six people arrested yesterday in Alma. Jérôme Baril, Sherwin Kadeem Atkinson Edwards, Christopher Lachaud-Désiré, Yanick Tshinkenke, Marc-Evans Jentilhomme and Kensey Apollon appeared in court Wednesday morning. They are accused of kidnapping a victim – whose identity is protected by a court order – with the intention of having him sequestered or imprisoned against his will.
This violent attempted kidnapping of a 29-year-old man occurred on Tuesday.
Christopher Lachaud-Désiré (aka Dodo) and Marc-Evans Jentilhomme (aka Ti-Mak) are also considered to be members in good standing of the Profit Boys, a red-allegiance street gang active in Montreal, Quebec City, Saguenay and even Ontario. The “PKs” have in fact been present in Toronto for several years.
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Christopher Lachaud-Desire
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Marc-Evans Jentilhomme
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) believes that the alleged assailants are collecting money from drug sales on behalf of All Boivin, one of the ten most wanted fugitives in Quebec. The latter is suspected of being part of a major cocaine trafficking network.
Affiliated with BFM
The Profit Boys are involved in many major conflicts across the province. In addition to being frequently arrested for various serious crimes, they often find themselves victims in episodes of violence. Kensey Apollon and Dave Dorestant (aka Jackboy), seen as the two headliners of the group, have also been targeted in attempted murders by firearm in Ontario in recent months.
The PK are linked to the Blood Family Mafia (BFM), a criminal group in the Quebec region led by Dave Turmel, which has been the subject of much discussion this year. The violent conflict is said to have pitted the BFM against the Hells Angels and is said to have originated in the control of cocaine and its supply. According to our information, All Boivin has also positioned himself against the bikers in this dispute.
Some PK members have chosen to ally themselves with the BFM, thus opposing the Hells Angels. This support is causing tensions within the Profit Boys themselves, since other members want to remain under the protection of the bikers, criminal sources explain. The once tight-knit street gang has then split internally, increasing the risk of reprisals between members.
The Profit Boys are also involved in a long-running feud with criminal groups in Montreal North. This violent dispute is, according to authorities, one of the main causes of the surge in gun violence that occurred in the metropolis in 2020 and 2021. They also have as rivals several gangs with blue allegiance, such as the CCL (Christophe-Colomb-Louvain).
Who are the Profit Boys?
Most of the members are from Rivière-des-Prairies, northeast of Montreal. Several important players in the group live in the northern suburbs of Montreal and in Ontario.
This is a street gang with red allegiance, but its members have been wearing green for several years. The Rivière-des-Prairies area is referred to as “Greenland” in the underworld, explained one of the Montreal police’s street gang experts, Detective Sergeant Philippe Rossignol, last May during a hearing of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (RACJ).
“When we look [le secteur] From the air it looks green, that’s why. [Ils] adopted this color to represent their gang, because it is the color of money,” the police officer said.
They have as allies gangs from Laval-des-Rapides (Flamed Head Boys), Saint-François (24 gangs), Côte-des-Neiges (160) and a faction from Saint-Léonard (EGK), Mr. Rossignol also indicated.
PHOTO TAKEN FROM KENSEY APOLLON’S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
Green scarf, meaningful tattoos and a diamond-studded chain: Kensey Apollon publicly displays his allegiance to the Profit Boys.
Some members of the Profit Boys are also rap musicians. undergroundfrequently invited to speak on podcasts dealing with the street rap in Quebec. A music label called Profit Boys owned by Kensey Apollon is also registered in the business register. Despite the fact that it is officially a criminal group, the label sells merchandise bearing the gang’s image.