Five people, including three members of the Sudbury chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club have been arrested and more than three kilograms of cocaine have been taken off the streets.
After 18 months of investigation, the RCMP, in partnership with Greater Sudbury Police and the OPP's biker enforcement unit, made the arrests Feb. 7.
Police seized approximately three kilograms of cocaine, four individually wrapped ounces of cocaine, three pounds of marijuana, 40 five-gram vials of hash oil, $27,000 cash, a pistol, a hand held cross-bow and a number of other items related to crime such as vehicles and Hells Angels paraphernalia.
Daniel Redmond, an OPP detective inspector, said he hopes these arrests put a dent in the Hells Angels operation in Greater Sudbury.
The following people have been charged with conspiracy to traffic:
- Hells Angels member Gilles Levac, 46, of Val Caron. Levac has also been charged with possession of a restricted weapon.
- Hells Angels member Alan Whittaker, 41, of Sudbury. He has also been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
- Hells Angels member Pietro Agricola, 43, of Skead.
- Wayne Stewart, 51, of Sudbury.
- Karrie Kotyluk, 24, of Sudbury.
- Phil Boudreault, 32, of Massey was not charged, but as a result of information obtained during the investigation, his parole has been suspended and he is back in custody.
