Quebec provincial police (SQ) and Montreal Police (SPVM) conducted six searches linked to organized crime in the cities of Laval, Mirabel, Rosemère and Notre-Dame-de-l ‘Île-Perrot on Dec. 6 to collect evidence.
The police forces are trying to solve several that occurred in the Greater Montreal Area (GMA) dating from the mid 1990s until the present. They say the murders are linked to organized crime and individuals associated with the Italian Mafia, the Hells Angels and other gangs.
Three murder victims who were targeted by mistake in connection to organized crime were identified:
Lida Phon, 32, was murdered in a residence on Brunel Street, in Laval, in August 2012.
Domenico Facchini, 37, was shot dead in a café on Boulevard Provencher, in Saint-Léonard, in December 2012.
Nicolas Lavoie-Cloutier, 18, was killed near Montée Major, in Terrebonne, in June 2018.
Five searches related to the same investigation were done earlier in the week in Vaudreuil–Dorion as well as in the Montreal boroughs of Lachine, Anjou, and Montréal-Nord.
Police say the joint investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact them anonymously and confidentially with Info-Crime Montréal at 514 393-1133 or with the SQ Criminal Information Centre at 1-800-659-4264.
