Police have arrested more than 18 people in connection with organized crime cells in the Greater Toronto Area, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.

Heavily-armed tactical units from York Region, Toronto and Guelph took part in the RCMP-led raids early morning on Tuesday.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit executed 25 search warrants following a two-year investigation, dismantling several alleged crime cells in the GTA involved with importing drugs, trafficking of firearms and drugs, extreme violence and extortion.

One suspect was taken into custody from Louana Crescent, near Highway 7 and Weston Road, in Vaughan just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

Around the same time, two suspects were also taken into custody from a high-end condominium on Evans Avenue, across from Sherway Gardens, in Etobicoke.

There is no word on charges.

Police will reveal more details at a 11 a.m. news conference on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.citynews.ca/2015/06/02/18-arrested-gta-raids-targeting-organized-crime-rcmp/

Interesting. It's believed that Verducci was whacked in broad daylight as part of Montreal's settling of accounts. They definitely took down a major Toronto player.

I don't think they nicked much of the Ndrangheta inner circle though. Among the arrested I count a Serb, a Greek, a Turk, an Armenian, a Jew, a Pakistani and two Frenchies. My best guess is that the majority of those arrested were associates. It will take a while before they get to the core of the Toronto Ndrangheta.

Am I missing something? They've got maps with Italy, Mexico and the Caribbean, suggesting they're international traffickers with global supply routes, and they busted these guys with 7kg of cocaine and 5kg of weed? That doesn't make them pushers on the street corner but it a sure as hell doesn't suggest they're major importer/exporters. Actually, that does make them street pushers, or one step removed, that's less than a pound of product per dude arrested.

There's possibly a lot more stuff of them lying somewhere than the amount they were busted for? Of course. But even then the majority of these guys were probably mid-level pushers at best. But of course whenever law enforcement puts a dent in any operation, they're going to make it seem as if they've just torn an entire criminal organization to shreds.

Well it's VERY WELL known that the Rizzuto's owned the Montreal drug route that funneled probably hundreds of tons of coke, heroin, etc. into America that come from South America countries that I think the Cun-trera/Caruana's sent out.

I imagine Vito let them funnel their own through there as well and of course now after everything they might even control some of it now. I'd say it's more possible they are heavy hitters than they are nobodies (talking about Ndrangheta guys)

all I'm saying is the police are probably full of it. maybe the guys they caught are heavy hitters, with their use of the phrase "significant dent" to the drug trade, but if they are they caught them bunting. i suppose it's better than catching the guy pushing grams and 8-balls on the street corner but what they caught them with doesn't justify their claims

if anyone knows italian :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmCT9DST0ek

"all I'm saying is the police are probably full of it. maybe the guys they caught are heavy hitters, with their use of the phrase "significant dent" to the drug trade, but if they are they caught them bunting. i suppose it's better than catching the guy pushing grams and 8-balls on the street corner but what they caught them with doesn't justify their claims"



Google Diego Serrano's name. Google it with "Escobar" and see what you come up with.

That's all I'm going to say.

5 of 7 York Region-area suspected gangsters released on bail

http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/566...leased-on-bail/

The 'Ndrangheta has surpassed some criminal organizations when it comes to trafficking drugs, specifically cocaine, in the Canada, the US & elsewhere. Part of the reason for this is the amount of satellite groups they have in the Caribbean, the UK, and through control of the ports in Calabria and other places. They may have caught these guys with mid-level stuff, but they're likely just trying to put together a paper trail, hoping it leads back to some of the bigger names.

The Verduci theory is interesting, if he was killed as a debt to settling old scores, I wonder if the other murders which occurred after Rizzuto's death, were also done to wipe the slate clean so to speak. Like Ducarme Joseph.

Diego Serrano has pleaded guilty.

"Vaughan man smuggled cocaine aboard Toronto flights, court hears"

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/11...ourt-hears.html

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01...rafficking.html

Vaughan restaurateur gets third prison term for cocaine trafficking

Wow never thought Diego Serrano would deal with such small street stuff.

I always thought he was very intelligent, but maybe he's not. I know he has cash, so why deal with such small amounts at that age? Maybe, he's broke. Who knows.

Toronto court hears testimony on inner workings of ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...of-ndrangheta-organized-crime-group.html

Thanks interesting that Verduci had been on the local board of control. The board was wanted by the Italian-American bosses of Calabrian origin Frank Costello and Albert Anastasia to avoid conflicts with the American Cosa Nostra.

Was there a true "Calabrian Faction" within American LCN as a whole? I know such a dynamic existed in Philly, Scarfo with his " siggie" references.....

Frankie Yale was the first major NY boss of Calabrian origin.

Pino Ursino his family is one of the main 'ndrine of Gioiosa Jonica. The Jonica gangs are active both in the Netherlands and in Canada.

Were you responding to the post I made approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes before you posted? Maybe I'm imaging things, but did my post get deleted?

Drug-smuggling mobsters used retired police dogs to help secure cargo, court hears

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...gs-to-help-secure-cargo-court-hears.html


‘What the f---, people want to die?’: Mob turncoat testifies against former boss at cocaine trial

http://nationalpost.com/wcm/674f638c-e9d4-484f-be31-170c2e9a3f99

I haven't seen your post anti, but thanks for the articles.
The Ursinos are related to the Lo Presti family. They made alliances overseas with the Gambino crime family of New York City, and with the families of the 'Ndrangheta in Canada, of Rocco Zito, Michele Racco, Cosimo Stalteri in Toronto and Vic Cotroni in Montreal.

Lo Presti

^^^^
Thanks. I'll try again.

Link:

Il sicario “canadese” che sta facendo tremare le cosche

http://lacnews24.it/cronaca/il-sicario-canadese-che-sta-facendo-tremare-le-cosche_46391/

http://nationalpost.com/news/canada...-as-police-informant-cocaine-trial-hears

Threat from alleged Mafia boss ended mobster’s work as police informant, cocaine trial hears

All those Ursino brothers, sons, nephews, uncles, cousins its pretty dizzying. But it seems Pino's father was Francesco Ursino himself a leading member of the clan.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...f-mob-killings-in-secret-recordings.html

Court hears details of mob killings in secret recordings

More testimony from witness "Carmine Guido" in the trial of Giuseppe Ursino and Cosmin Dracea.

‘I was starting to lose my mind,’ former mobster tells cocaine trafficking trial

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...ter-tells-cocaine-trafficking-trial.html