Organized crime: the residence of an influential Hells destroyed by arson
The luxurious residence of the influential Hells Robert Barletta was destroyed by arson on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, in Saint-Jérôme, in the Laurentians. The house would be a total loss and the damage would amount to several hundred thousand dollars.
Barletta was also a member in good standing of the London chapter of the Hells Angels when he was "recrued" by his Quebec colleagues in the Montreal chapter for his expertise in illegal sports betting, according to our sources.
Robert Barletta is currently being investigated by the Sûreté du Québec for his alleged involvement in a large drug trafficking network led by the Hells Angels. His "brothers" bikers Martin Robert, Stéphane Plouffe and Michel Lamontagne are also targeted by this same investigation.
The four bikers were seen together on June 15 in Montreal at the funeral of the mafia Francesco Del Balso, murdered a week earlier in the west of the metropolis.
Daniel Renaud has updated his own La Presse article about this subject:
