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35 Mobsters let loose, in the past even Italy has chastised Canada for their lack of commitment to criminals from their country who have often left for the confines of Canada without problems. They provided a list of capas operating here and noone was arrested. While Italian judges are killed, politicians threatened and other serious issues, Canada gives them a pass.
Don't worry though America, they don't pose a threat to you, right? Canada has far bigger fish to fry to deal with these threats...(riiiight)
Prosecutors drop Montreal Mafia cases after questions about RCMP surveillance tactics
Crown lawyers have mysteriously walked away from charges against 35 alleged associates of the Montreal Mafia. The development is a new setback for a once-promising prosecution, but allows federal authorities to sidestep questions about police surveillance gear.
At Montreal’s Palais de Justice on Tuesday, prosecutors announced without explanation that the defendants, who had faced drugs, weapons and kidnapping charges, would be let go. Outside court, Crown lawyer Sabrina Delli Fraine would not explain the precise reasoning, but said questions “have been raised, among other things, about the techniques that were used by the RCMP in the course of their investigation.”
Project Clemenza was a technologically advanced investigation led by Mountie detectives with Quebec police. The marathon probe lasted from 2010 to 2016 and aimed to cripple feuding organized-crime factions. Police felt so optimistic midway through that they even held a news conference boasting they had intercepted more than a million supposedly secure electronic messages sent on BlackBerrys.
Don't worry though America, they don't pose a threat to you, right? Canada has far bigger fish to fry to deal with these threats...(riiiight)
Prosecutors drop Montreal Mafia cases after questions about RCMP surveillance tactics
Crown lawyers have mysteriously walked away from charges against 35 alleged associates of the Montreal Mafia. The development is a new setback for a once-promising prosecution, but allows federal authorities to sidestep questions about police surveillance gear.
At Montreal’s Palais de Justice on Tuesday, prosecutors announced without explanation that the defendants, who had faced drugs, weapons and kidnapping charges, would be let go. Outside court, Crown lawyer Sabrina Delli Fraine would not explain the precise reasoning, but said questions “have been raised, among other things, about the techniques that were used by the RCMP in the course of their investigation.”
Project Clemenza was a technologically advanced investigation led by Mountie detectives with Quebec police. The marathon probe lasted from 2010 to 2016 and aimed to cripple feuding organized-crime factions. Police felt so optimistic midway through that they even held a news conference boasting they had intercepted more than a million supposedly secure electronic messages sent on BlackBerrys.
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