The alleged hitman Frederick Silva was arrested by the SPVM's tactical intervention group (GTI) at around 1 am that night in Montreal after a year and nine months on the run.
According to our sources, he was arrested in or near a building on Duke Street, near de la Commune Street. The police had known for some time that Silva was hiding in downtown Montreal.
Silva is already accused of killing a client at a Montreal dance club in May 2017 and attempting to assassinate mafia cleric Salvatore Scoppa in Terrebonne in February 2017.
He is also suspected of having committed at least a dozen other crimes, including the murder of former Rocker Sebastien Beauchamp in Montreal last December.
Silva was on the list of the ten most wanted criminals in Quebec and was a priority of the SPVM. He had been the subject of a joint investigation of Major Crimes and the Organized Crime Division since before Christmas.
The police had almost stopped Silva a few times in a year and nine months. He was taken to a police station for interrogation. We do not know yet when he will appear.
