one theory is that the HA sold him out, they probably thought that he wasn’t worth the heat and that he didn’t have Rizzuto’s pull.

smart move by HA imho

Originally Posted by Blackmobs
Francesco Del Balso would have fallen into an ambush

In the program Le Bilan with Paul Larocque, Félix Séguin explains that police sources point out that Francesco Del Balso would have fallen into an ambush.

According to him, he would have become a disturbing individual for many fringes of organized crime, including the Hells Angels, to whom he would have approached, particularly Martin Robert and Stéphane Plouffe, two influential members.

Francesco Del Balso would therefore have been drawn into a false meeting by some members of the Hells.

"He could have been sacrificed by the Hells Angels to attract a kind of peace for the future. Since the attempted murder on Rizzuto, it has moved a lot in Montreal, "says Félix Séguin.

"Could we have sacrificed an Italian gangster like Francesco Del Balso to buy peace? For police officers, it's part of the police officers' theories, "completes the journalist.

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/06/05/francesco-del-balso-serait-tombe-dans-un-guet-apens