Trafficking war: a gang of rappers linked to kingpin Dave “Pic” Turmel in the sights of the police

A criminal gang bringing together rappers who advocate violence finds itself under the microscope of the police in the vast operation aimed at curbing the wave of armed attacks by the soldiers of the young kingpin Dave “Pic” Turmel at the expense of the Hells Angels.

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The Vikingz, which brings together around thirty members and connections, have attracted the attention of law enforcement for several weeks already in connection with this war of traffickers launched almost a year ago in the greater region of the capital , according to sources from our Bureau of Investigation.

On January 24, hip-hop artist agent Philippe Nazon, who is the manager of one of the alleged leaders of the Vikingz, was arrested and accused of kidnapping, forcible confinement, extortion and criminal acts. serious facts in connection with a kidnapping case which lasted six days, during the previous summer, in Quebec.

Drugs, pimping and weapons

According to our information, this emerging gang is involved in drug trafficking, pimping and arms trafficking, but unlike the BFM (Blood Family Mafia) led by “Pic” Turmel, it is not based in the region. from Quebec.

The Vikingz rather conduct their business in Montreal, Gatineau and Granby.

This is why their potential involvement in the drug trafficking war in Quebec worries the police forces who seek to prevent this conflict from degenerating and spreading to other regions.

In an interview conducted for the episode of the show I broadcast on February 16, the director of the Quebec City Police Department, Denis Turcotte, confirmed to us that his troops had apprehended several Montreal gang members suspected of having come to lend a hand to the “Pic” gang » Turmel.

Popular

One of the rappers whose artistic career was managed by Philippe Nazon is Brandon D’Anjou O’Meally. His stage name is Cupid and authorities consider him one of the leaders of the Vikingz, a gang also referred to by the acronym “LV”.

This 28-year-old Montrealer is currently detained awaiting trial in Toronto after being arrested there for illegal possession of a firearm at the end of summer 2023.

The music video for his song titled Gangway has more than a million views on YouTube, proof of the popularity of this artist who was convicted of robbery committed with a firearm during a break and enter in 2014.

“LV until death!”

In another of their songs, Vikingz rappers call themselves “LV until death” while comparing themselves to soldiers “ready to be corpses”.

Another rapper, James “Frékent” Célestin, whom artist agent Nazon previously represented while associated with the group Northsiderz, was arrested late last week and faces assault charges. serious for having injured, mutilated and kidnapped a victim on February 4, 2024, as well as for a kidnapping committed the following February 20 in Quebec.

Then, on February 19, Patrick Martin, who was also a rapper nicknamed RIV, but with no connection to the Vikingz, was found dead following a kidnapping in which he participated while two relatives of the Hells were beaten and tortured in a house in Saint-Malachie, in the Bellechasse region.

The police are considering the hypothesis that Martin fell asleep and that one of the hostages took the opportunity to disarm him before inflicting fatal injuries on him using a knife and a firearm, and then run away looking for help in the neighborhood.

The Vikingz logo shows a skull, reminiscent of that of the Hells Angels.

Coincidence or not, the Vikings were also the name of the motorcycle club whose members formed the Quebec chapter of the Hells in 1988.