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Was Carmine Lapello murdered a century ago in Toronto for informing on top bootleggers, Rocco Perri and Bessie Starkman? An ancestor mines archives for answers in dusty cold case.

Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino, 68, loses appeal after parole denied in his 11 1/2 year prison term on cocaine conspiracy conviction. The Bradford grandfather claims to be confused about COVID-19 testing and misunderstood by the courts. Court heard he was a senior ‘Ndrangheta boss in the GTA.

Borja Vilalta-Castellanos of Mississauga was arrested in 2014 and convicted for being a maanager of Sinaloa cartel operations in southern Ontario. He has been granted full parole.

George Jung was the basis for the character played by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow.” Jung used Toronto to meet with a cartel kingpin in the 1970s to restructure world cocaine trade.

Alberto Agueci dared to stand up to Buffalo mob boss Stefano Magaddino during French Connection heroin smuggling case. It ended horrifically.

Paolo Violi was skinny and unknown back in May 1955, when he was charged with shooting Natale Brigante to death. A little over two decades later, Violi was widely regarded as Canada’s top mobster. Then a killer came for him too.

Domenico Violi gave to charity and ran a successful business. He’s also in prison for drug trafficking in a case that saw an undercover agent initiated into the mob. Now, he’s denied parole as the board warns his life may be in danger if he returns to Hamilton.

There are plenty of suspects in the murder of GTA hitman Sam Calautti. That makes sense, as he was the suspected killer in a string of killings on Ontario and Quebec.

There are few nicer, or braver, journalists than my old colleague, Tony Wong. Who else would end up as a pallbearer after gang leader Asau Tran was gunned down and his friends went into hiding?

Coke trafficker Jarrod Bacon, 37, has been released from prison. He’s with the Red Scopions, who are key in the Wolfpack Alliance.