 | Project Chateau in March 2009 resulted in the arrest of 22 people and the seizure of 298 cases of contraband tobacco, 20,000 methamphetamine pills, cocaine, marijuana, nine guns and about $75,000 in cash. Police suspect that the Hells Angels were involved.
•The RCMP busted a large cigarette-smuggling ring that included the notorious Hells Angels member Salvatore Cazzetta in June 2009 as part of Project Machine. Hells Angels members established contacts on Kahnawake territory, renting out a warehouse on the reserve to store contraband and money. Forty-six people in total were arrested and one kilogram of cocaine, 4,000 methamphetamine tablets, 80 ecstasy tablets, 139 boxes of tobacco, 15,800 kilograms of tobacco, more than $161,500 and 12 weapons were seized. | |