The police managed to obtain the collaboration of a good half-dozen individuals among the suspects apprehended over the past week, in the Quebec region, in connection with the outbreak of violence attributable to the gang of kingpin Dave “Pic” Turmel.
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This is what our Bureau of Investigation learned from sources familiar with Operation Scandaleux, where several police forces supported the Sûreté du Québec in order to curb the wave of armed attacks in the drug war that the Turmel’s gang has been waging against the Hells Angels for a year.
Authorities have made at least 32 arrests since February 23.
Several police officers have carried out visibility operations in bars in the Quebec region on the sidelines of the Scandaleux investigation project since February 23, 2024. PHOTO AGENCE QMI, RENÉ BAILLARGEON
According to our sources, the confessions and collaboration of so many accused are a telling sign that the loyalty of the troops of Turmel, the young leader of the BFM (Blood Family Mafia), is crumbling.
Indeed, it is rare for such a large proportion of suspects targeted during a police raid to agree to help investigators by making statements.
Moving away from “Pic”
We can deduce from this that these voluble defendants are seeking to distance themselves from “Pic” Turmel, while hoping that their collaboration with the police will eventually result in more lenient justice.
Thus, investigators were able to learn a host of details about the planning of plots and intimidation methods of the BFM, according to our sources.
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Among other things, on how they manage to recruit the soldiers of their commandos responsible for kidnapping, beating and even torturing their opponents by mutilating them.
Golden Rule
Usually, police do not have as much success when they question traffickers and thugs linked to seasoned criminal organizations, such as the Hells Angels and the Montreal mafia.
The order of silence in such circumstances is a golden rule within these dominant factions of organized crime in the country and their subordinates are not very talkative.
Interpol is waiting
Dave Turmel, who has been wanted by the Quebec police since July 2023 for drug trafficking and armed assault, is still on the run outside the country and is currently hiding in Portugal, from where he directs his remote war against Quebec hells, according to our information.
Young gang leader Dave “Pic” Turmel appears in a video by hip-hop artist Mizery.
“Screenshot taken from YouTube”
As of Thursday, the 27-year-old kingpin was still not the subject of an international wanted notice, despite efforts by the Canadian authorities which have been underway for several weeks aimed at obtaining the intervention of the Interpol agency to to be able to better track him in Europe.
Questioned by our Bureau of Investigation about the evolution of these approaches, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which manages the Interpol office in Ottawa, did not wish to comment directly on the Turmel file.