Vito Rizzuto’s crime family haven’t always been at the centre of the Montreal underworld, and by extension, most of the rest of Canada. It just feels that way. His organization certainly played a subtle but undeniable role in the war between the Bandidos and Hells Angels, while regulating the price of street cocaine like a mainstream marketing board. Now someone is killing top members of the family, and there’s no indication the killings will stop. It’s hard to believe someone in the family isn’t helping the killers. It’s also clear that the killings will only help the Rizzutos’ old partners in crime in the Bonanno family of New York. A weakened Rizzuto crime family means a strong grip by New York in Canadian mob affairs.

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