Police Arrest Leonardo Rizzuto in Major Operation Targeting Montreal Mafia

Police Arrest Leonardo Rizzuto in Major Operation Targeting Montreal Mafia
Benoit Dubé (R), Deputy Director of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), looks on as Deputy Director of the Montreal Police department, (SPVM), Marc Charbonneau, speaks during a news conference in Montreal on June 12, 2025, following raids and arrests of organized crime members. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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Nearly a dozen people alleged to be important members of Montreal’s Mafia and other gangs were arrested on Thursday in what police called a major blow to organized crime.

Those arrested include Leonardo Rizzuto, 56, son of the late crime boss Vito Rizzuto and the presumed head of one of Canada’s most notorious crime families. He and the others have all been charged with first-degree murder.