Organized Crime: This former strongman of the Rizuto clan finds himself in trouble

Hot Laval mafioso Francesco del Palso, suspected of masterminding the assassination attempt that killed Leonardo Rizzuto in mid-March, had a bounty on his head for daring to attack his son for a week. Late mob boss.

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Hunted from all sides, the former strongman of the Rizzuto clan has been on the run ever since the police prevented him from making a hasty escape to Canada by arresting him at Trudeau Airport on March 23, according to our intelligence bureau.

Del Palso, an expert in extortion and illegal sports gambling, was advised by underworld relatives that his life was in danger and that he had better get out of there soon.

However, the mafioso, known for his impulsive and angry nature, was already under police surveillance because when he tried to fly in the direction of the city, the authorities considered him a suspect in the attempted murder of lawyer Rizzuto. ‘Europe.

So the police arrested Del Palso and confiscated his passport to prevent him from fleeing.

Retributions

According to our sources, the reason for settling these scores is thought to be in response to the attempted assassination of Del Palso in Laval on November 7th.

At least six shots were fired at the Lexus SUV he was in, but he escaped unhurt.

However, law enforcement has no evidence or leads to believe that Leonardo Rizzuto may have authorized or ordered the armed attack against Del Palso.

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Despite this, the police continue to monitor his movements.

looking for

As police conducted eight simultaneous searches on Wednesday by the Sûreté du Québec seeking to unravel the crime at the expense of Leonardo Rizzuto and the Squad National, del Palso was not at his home in Laval. The Organization for the Repression of Organized Crime (ENRCO), which is conducting an anti-narcotics investigation targeting three influential members of the Hells Angels.

As one might expect, the shooting of the late godfather’s son Vito Rizzuto, who survived several gunshots, on March 15 caused a stir in the highest circles of organized crime, both on the part of the Italian mafia and the bikers. Hell’s Angels.

Several meetings have been organized within the two groups, but also among members of the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto clan, as Del Palso is now considered by the police to be closer to the bikers than the Mafia, our investigative office has learned.

Our sources and police documents say del Palzo is closely related to the Hells’ most influential Quebec member, Martin Robert, and the gang’s unofficial No. 2, Stéphane Ploufe.

According to a report by Quebec’s Criminal Investigation Service prepared in 2021, Helles Robert and Blouf are among the business “associates” of the Rizzuto clan.

Coincidentally or not, Robert and Plouffe were targeted by a series of searches conducted Wednesday in an ENRCO anti-drug investigation.

According to our information, this ENRCO investigation targeting Helles and the one targeting del Palso in relation to the shooting of Leonardo Rizzuto are two separate files. This suggests that bikers may not engage in the Rizzuto affair.

– Maxime Deland, in collaboration with QMI Agency