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- West_End_Gang abstract "The West End Gang is one of Canada's most influential organized crime groups. Active since the early 1900s, their rise to notoriety did not begin until the 1960s when they were known simply as the "Irish gang". Their criminal activities were focused on, but not restricted to, the west side of Montreal. Most of the gang's earnings in the early days were derived from truck hijackings, home invasions, kidnapping, protection racket, drug trafficking, extortion and armed robbery.The gang, which is dominated by -- but not exclusively limited to -- members of Irish descent, began to move into the drug trade in the 1970s. They began to import hashish and cocaine and developed important contacts in the United States, South America and Europe with some members working out of Florida.Since that time, the gang has formulated ties to the Montreal Mafia, the Cosa Nostra, the Hell's Angels, and Columbian cartels. These organizations make up the "Consortium" (similar to New York City's "Commission") and, together, the three groups' leaders fix the price of drugs for the wholesale and retail markets. The majority of the drugs smuggled through Montreal are ultimately retailed in the United States, with the small remainder being distributed across Canada.Police estimate that over a 15 year span from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, the gang trafficked more than 40 tons of cocaine and 300 tons of hashish, with an estimated street value of $150 billion.Over the years many members have been murdered or convicted of murder, most notably the 1984 assassination of one time mob boss Frank "Dunie" Ryan.Subsequent revenge killings weeks later are believed to have been organized by replacement leader Allan "The Weasel" Ross. Montreal police estimate that the West End Gang currently consists of approximately 125 to 150 members and associates. The group often collaborates with the Montreal Mafia and the Hell's Angels in enormous drug shipments and remains one of the most powerful and profitable criminal organizations in the country. It is now speculated by law enforcement that the gang is being led by Richard Matticks until Gerald Matticks is released from prison.In 2003 onetime gang associate Peter McAllister wrote a novel called Dexter based on real stories from the gang.".
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- West_End_Gang allies Rizzuto_crime_family.
- West_End_Gang criminalActivities "Drug trafficking, contract killing, extortion, racketeering, illegal gambling, gun-running, prostitution and money laundering".
- West_End_Gang ethnicMakeup French_Canadian.
- West_End_Gang ethnicMakeup Irish_people.
- West_End_Gang foundedOn "1900".
- West_End_Gang foundingLocation Montreal.
- West_End_Gang hasPhotoCollection West_End_Gang.
- West_End_Gang membershipEst "100".
- West_End_Gang name "West End Gang".
- West_End_Gang territory "Various neighborhoods in Montréal".
- West_End_Gang yearsActive "1900".
- West_End_Gang subject Category:Gangs_in_Montreal.
- West_End_Gang subject Category:Irish_diaspora_in_Quebec.
- West_End_Gang subject Category:Organized_crime_in_Canada.
- West_End_Gang subject Category:Organized_crime_in_Montreal.
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- West_End_Gang type GangsInMontreal.
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- West_End_Gang comment "The West End Gang is one of Canada's most influential organized crime groups. Active since the early 1900s, their rise to notoriety did not begin until the 1960s when they were known simply as the "Irish gang". Their criminal activities were focused on, but not restricted to, the west side of Montreal.".
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