A Brantford man has been charged in a $200-M cocaine importation scheme, that saw the drug come up from Central America and into the Maritimes.

I’m pleased with this review in a respected academic journal by retired professor James H. Creechan for The Wolfpack, which Luis Najera and I wrote. Creechan taught in Mexico and knows the lay of the land.

Charles Gagne says he’s not the same person that killed Eddie Melo and his friend Jaoa (Johnny) Pavao for money and underworld prestige two decades ago. The parole board isn’t so sure.

Paolo Caputo wasn’t a big-time criminal. So why was he targeted for murder? A strong theory is that he was connected to someone who owed big money to the Sinaloa cartel. If cartel members couldn’t collect the money, they’d make an example of him about settling your debts.

The Mexican Riviera was a popular and dangerous spot for Canadian mobsters long before the killings of Robert James Dinh and Thomas Cherukara.

The Wolfpack, my new book with Luis H. Nájera, is attracting strong interest in Mexico, home of the major cocaine cartels.

Nick Nero had plenty of money, muscles and ambition, as well as the backing of The Wolfpack Alliance. So how did things go when he hooked up with the Sinaloa Cartel. Here’s an excerpt from The Wolfpack, just hitting the bookstores now.

Peter Frumusa couldn’t believe it when he was sent to prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother and stepfather. He would spend nine years in prison before his lawyers could poke holes in Crown case, which depended on drug dealer called The Snake.

Charles Gagne lost his bid to get unescorted day passes in the GTA. That’s where he murdered boxer/ enforcer Eddie Melo and his friend, Jaoa (Johnny) Pavao in 2001, while on an unescorted parole pass. Gagne wants to be close to his wife, who lives in the GTA. He met her online while serving his…

The Rock Machine is attempting to rebound and has drafted a new constitution that includes a ‘biker” group for members who don’t ride bikes, called “The Infantry.”