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40th anniversary of Air India 182
June 23, 2025, marked the 40th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 bombing, the deadliest act of terrorism in Canadian history. On that day in 1985, a bomb planted by Sikh terrorists on flight AI182 exploded mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people aboard, including 268 Canadians. The aircraft was en…
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Gurtaj Sandher, Sami El-Helou, Naji Sherifi Zindashti
In June 2014 cops in Turkey confiscated two tons of heroin belonging to brothers Orhan and İlhan Ungan and Çetin Koç. Drug kingpin Naji Sherifi Zindashti had ratted out his main competition in the heroin trade. Later that year 2 people were gunned down in a jeep belonging to Zindashti. The hitmen killed Zindashti’s daughter…
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Matthew Joseph Medlin
Matthew Joseph Medlin remains enigmatic after 5 years, which strongly suggests he is not among the living. There doesn’t seem to be any new and improved Matthew Medlin mugshots since May 2020. That downward spiral of his doesn’t have an off switch. Medlin was made famous by the New York Times in 2017. Meth head…
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Chapitos on the ropes
The latest high-profile figure to fall within Los Chapitos was Moisés Barnabé Barraza Acosta, aka Berna or Chupón, described by authorities as the “leader of the criminal cell dedicated to contract killings and drug trafficking.” Los Chapitos are the sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. They gained prominance after El Chapo’s fall. They were the…
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HAMC on Canada Run – update
Canada Run in Calgary resulted in cops ejecting 145 people out of different establishments under a Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act (GLCA) rule that allows police to remove people from businesses if they are gang members, or wearing gang symbols. Cops also dished out 10 tickets for traffic and parking offences. There were no arrests.…
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Becoming a Hells Angel
If one is interested in joining the Hells Angels, or any 1% motorcycle club (outlaw motorcycle gang — OMG) and are on the internet to figure out how, then you probably won’t be joining anytime soon. Number one on the list of requirements is to have the ‘right’ personality, and that comes from your lifestyle.…
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Florence Admax – ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’
The USP Administrative Maximum Facility; Florence ADX, is a federal prison near Florence, Colorado. USP Florence ADMAX is a supermax penitentiary. Prisoners are searched, shackled, and escorted by multiple officers each time they enter or leave their soundproof cells, which are 7 feet by 12 feet. Inmates are confined 23 hours per day. A window…
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Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz (Arthur Flegenheimer) was a New York City Jewish gangster who made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging, loan sharking and the numbers racket. Along with other rackets, Schultz began extorting New York restaurant owners and workers. Gangsters who skimmed the take didn’t last long. “Dutch Schultz was ugly; he had…
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Hitman Matthew Dupre revisited
Matthew Dupre pleaded guilty in July 2024 in Bangkok for the February 2022 murder of B.C. gangster Jimi ‘Slice’ Sandhu. Sandhu, 32, was shot to death outside his villa at Phuket’s Beachfront Hotel in Rawai, Phuket. Sandhu was ventilated with more than 10 gunshots. Nineteen spent 9mm and .38 casings were found at the murder…
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Adolfo Macías Villamar – ‘Fito’ extradited
On Sunday Ecuador extradited Adolfo Macías Villamar – ‘Fito’ to the United States. This marks the first time an Ecuadorian has been extradited to the U.S. directly from Ecuador. Cops in Ecuador recaptured the country’s most wanted fugitive 6 weeks ago. Villamar was tracked down to an underground bunker below a luxury home in the…
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Desert Hills Ranch – David Porter
In January 2024 it was reported 3 temporary workers from Guatemala claimed they were sexually abused and exploited while working at Desert Hills Ranch in Ashcroft. (deserthillsranch@hotmail.com, deserthillsfarmmarket@gmail.com) The workers took their complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The tribunal named farm manager and co-owner David Porter as the alleged abuser. Porter “sexually abused…
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HA Vincenzo Sansalone – Mario Calabretti
In 2021 Haney HA Vincenzo ‘Jimmy’ Sansalone, Daniel James Alexander, Martino Calabretti, and Zlatko Garvic were nailed for drug trafficking and conspiracy to import cocaine. 12 kg of MDMA and $380k was seized. Sansalone, a member of the HA Haney chapter, was sentenced in December 2023 to four years in prison. Alexander was sentenced on…
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The Death Head
HAMC colors are sacred, and nothing is more sacred than the Death Head. The Death Head is earned, over years, and it is extremely valuable. For a non-member to even touch one, let alone own or wear one, is to invite violence. The Death Head is ALWAYS club property. Wear the Death Head while not…
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Kymani Wint, 14 – killer arrested – update
Kymani Wint has been arrested and charged. He appeared in court on Monday, July 21. The case has been adjourned until July 28. Judicial authorization to identify him by name and photo has expired. The killer is no longer marching around Toronto laughing. Cops say Kymani Wint is responsible for the fatal stabbing of Shahnaz…
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Sandher supplier cuts in-person ties
In late March a Sandher supplier (name withheld) had their lawyer send a letter to them. The Sandher presence on the business premises provides an undue risk to staff, and they are now persona-non-grata on the premises. If the Sandhers wish to continue doing business, they must appoint a designated 3rd party who will be…