https://www.journaldequebec.com/201...lls-angels-et-son-fils-plaident-coupableBruno Hudon, former Hells Angels member and son, Ralph Hudon, who "manipulated" money and sacks of cocaine concealed in a cache, chose to plead guilty in full trial on Thursday, to traffic leaders narcotics that weighed against them.
The two criminals, aged 64 and 33, were sentenced to three years in jail, a common suggestion welcomed by Justice Jean R. Beaulieu, who had presided over the trial since the beginning of the week.
Since they have been behind bars since their arrest, they have only six months of penitentiary to serve. Bruno Hudon is the brother of the Hells Angels member in good standing of the Quebec section, Daniel Hudon.
"Organized cocaine trafficking"
Father and son were pinned by police officers from the Quebec Regional Mixed Squad on January 18, 2017, after a lengthy investigation that began in December 2015.
The police officers carefully scrutinized the duo's actions, who were carrying large quantities of cocaine and money in a cache located a few hundred meters from Bruno Hudon's residence in Sainte-Anne-de-La-Pocatière. .
The investigators seized $ 50,000 in cash.
"This operation concerned the organized cocaine trafficking, without being able to say more," said Crown Attorney Nicolas Poulin, when he summarized the evidence.
When the two accused were arrested, the Sûreté du Québec made it clear that the investigation "tended to show direct links" with the Hells Angels.
Concerted participation
Father and son participated in "equivalent" ways in drug and money transport operations, "although Bruno Hudon was observed on more occasions than Ralph Hudon handle either money or bags of money. cocaine linked to this cache, "said Ms. Poulin.
"Their participation was clearly concerted and premeditated," including "wearing gloves that masked everyone's hands," he added.
Both accused have criminal histories. Ralph Hudon was arrested in 2012 as part of a major strike aimed at dismantling a drug trafficking network, mainly based in Rivière-du-Loup and La Pocatière.
Along with other co-defendants, he pleaded guilty and received a 10-month prison sentence for conspiracy and drug trafficking for the benefit of a criminal organization.
Former member of the Hells Angels, Bruno Hudon was sentenced to 50 months in prison in 2003, following a major crackdown on narcotics networks operating in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of the Gaspé Peninsula. on the South Shore of Quebec and New Brunswick, recalled La Presse last year.
He was also found guilty of setting fire to the Le Folichon bar in L'Ancienne-Lorette in 1994.
