The head of a network of drug traffickers dubbed the "Golden Age gang" has just been confiscated a small fortune in property, acquired with dirty money.
Bruno Varin, 70, has been stripped of four buildings and as many lands worth a total of $ 1.9 million, which the Attorney General of Quebec is preparing to sell to the highest bidder.
This network, which had business ties with the Italian mafia, the Hells Angels and the West gang, planned to import 1200 kg of cocaine worth $ 60 million.
The organization sent smugglers to Miami, Florida, to take delivery of the white powder. After successfully bringing back 50 kilos, the Golden Age gang saw one of its employees seize 123 kilograms in his van in Ontario.
