The murder of Hells Angels-affiliated Michel “Doune” Guérin could mark a turning point in Quebec’s drug scene as street gangs revolt against criminal bikers more than ever, our investigative agency has learned.
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“It’s the insurgency of the street gangs,” says a source familiar with the matter without hesitation.
Our investigative agency revealed last September that several violent events in Quebec were linked to a new conflict between independent drug traffickers and the Hells Angels. The former have now refused to pay the 10% “tax” to the latter, and have been doing so for several months (see boxes).
Of all the events that have occurred in Quebec since then, the assassination of Guérin, according to another source, marks “a turning point” in this war waged by the independents against the Hells Angels.
An “important actor”
This is because Michel “Doune” Guérin would have been asked to resolve conflicts over sales territories or recover the cuts owed to criminal bikers in recent years, according to police documents seen by our investigative office. Guérin appeared to be an “important player” in this process, it is said.
But now street gangs and independents no longer want to adhere to these rules. And that they will no longer tolerate being annoyed by the “warriors” who are connected to the Hells Angels and who are tasked with collecting the “tax,” a source reveals.
“They have identified the influential players that have enabled this business to continue. And Doune was the one who collected the money for a pack of Hells and passed it on,” explains an informant, who remembers that Guérin was well established with his business in the legal economy.
And the violent events are unlikely to run out of steam, our sources said.
“There will be others,” one of them summarizes.
“They will throw Molotov cocktails, set fire to their tanks and shoot into their houses. It’s incredibly steep and quite worrying,” fears another.
The next generation is leaving the ship
It remains to be seen how the aging Hells Angels will react to this new affront. Our informants note that there is a lack of replacements in the ranks of criminal bikers.
“Their school clubs are disappearing. They are the ones who are supposed to be doing the work for members in good standing and they are not doing it,” a source explains.
“You have the dog,” adds another.
This situation is leading to a “paradigm shift,” especially in Quebec, our sources continued. One observer summarizes that the Hells “have no more respect from anyone” in the capital.
“Who will end up at the top of the pyramid? I don’t know,” he concludes.
With Jonathan Tremblay
The origin of the conflict
– The tense situation in the world of drug trafficking in Quebec is due to a conflict between David “Pic” Turmel – the head of the Blood Mafia Family (or BMF), a “red” street gang very active in drug trafficking on the south coast of Quebec – and Mathieu Pelletier, full member of the Hells Angels.
– Turmel would now refuse to pay his share. The rule is that all trafficking networks – regardless of whether they are run by the Hells Angels or not – systematically pay a “tax” of 10% of their income in order to be able to carry out their activities in the areas controlled by the bikers .
Several violent events were linked to this conflict
- The residence of Hells Angels Mathieu Pelletier was reportedly attacked by bullets in March.
- In August, the car of Dominic Simard, better known by his rapper name Furious Madman, who is also a member of the school club Hells, was reportedly set on fire.
- At the end of October and November, two buildings in Beauce fell victim to the flames. According to La Presse, the tenants of these buildings are linked to the Hells Angels.
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