The criminals earned millions of dollars and sowed “chaos” in vulnerable communities of the Aborigines from the extremely northern Quebec, selling smuggles for many years.
“The damage caused by these crimes is not vague or controversial. […] He lives in our homes, schools, medical clinics and public centers, ”said Jean Dupyuis, director of Makivvik, organizations that encourage, in particular, the economy and preservation of the Inuits culture.
Recently, he gave a striking evidence of the Montreal Palace justice away from legal proceedings against Willy Castro-Korseros and Daniel Alexander Franco-Murillo.
Two men found themselves guilty of various accusations of state fraud and trade in substances.
They contributed to the criminal organization, which juggled cocaine, cannabis and alcohol purchased in the SAQ branches in the Montreal region.
Review of the distance between Montreal and Kuujuak, one of the villages in Nunavik.
Photo magazine De Montréal
Sending drugs and alcohol drove hundreds of kilometers to Nunavik, in which there are 14 villages on the territory, by plane and through Canada.
In the period from 2016 to 2020, the network would buy 43,000 bottles and sold them for more than $ 8 million, said Sûreté du Québec (SQ) in the press release.
Please note that municipal rules limit access to alcohol in this sector of the province to combat excessive cases of consumption.
During a search of Willy Castro-agyros, on Ash Street, in Montreal, in February 2020, the police were able to get $ 9780, cannabis and a dozen credit cards on behalf of other people. They also found bottles of vodka.
Photograph filed in court
Set a quarter of the turn
Willy Castro-Ageis was one of the leaders of the network. He indicated to his “minions”, Daniel Alexander Franco-Murillo, the number of drinks, and details for sending goods.
“The accused shared a room called“ spot ”with other people. This room was used to pack the packages, and then sent them to the far north, ”he was admitted to court.
During a search of Willy Castro-Jara, on Ash Street, in Montreal, in February 2020, the police were able to get this large bag with cannabis.
Photograph filed in court
The chosen ones that flow on the spot were usually typed in Castro-cysteros and other accomplices. Then the profit was divided.
For several generations, the villages saw this kind of visitors, “poison” in their hands, ready to sow “chaos”, Jean Dupui emphasized.
“The same tendency always followed her: something happens, expands, destroys, weakens. And those who brought her disappear with money, while the Unuites pay the price, ”he said.
More than 9,000 dollars and hundreds of grams of kanszere cards were in Daniel Alexander Franco-Murillo, some of which are.
Photograph filed in court
The whole condition
Fortune is within the reach of criminals who want a rage in this region of Quebec (see Box). For example, a bottle of vodka Smirnoff can cost $ 12.75 in Montreal and $ 100 in Nunavik in 2020.
Box of smirnoff vodka bottles found by the police in Willy Castro-Kumlos, in Montreal.
Photograph filed in court
Villy Castro-Konsheros and Daniel Alexander Murillo received in the period from 2018 to 2020, 8741 bottles of alcohol for more than 196,000 dollars. The cost of resale will be from $ 1.7 million. USA and almost 2.1 million dollars. USA, which indicates a legal document.
“Design [du réseau] He was deliberate: we are not enough to use our isolation to exhaust our resources, destabilize our families, ”said Jean Dupui.
Photos of three weapons with a pink electric impulse, syringes and silver beams found in Daniel Alexander Franco-Murillo.
Photograph filed in court
Out of the investigation draft called “Plutonium”, SQ and the Nunavik police, they finally held almost ten arrests in February 2022.
An overgrowth for a fine applied to Willy Castro-agreros, 35 years old, and Daniel Alexander Franco-Murillo, 29 years old, are scheduled for the end of October.
Comparison of the price of alcohol and drugs between Montreal and Nunavik*
- Marijuana (per gram): 10 – 40 US dollars
- Khachich (leg): $ 15 – 40 dollars
- Cocaine (per gram): $ 50 – 250 dollars
- Vodka Smirnoff (375 ml): $ 12.75 – $ 100
- Vodka Smirnoff (750 ml): $ 21.95 – $ 250
- Vodka Smirnoff (114l): $ 33.75 – $ 400
- Vodka Smirnoff (175l): $ 49.75 – $ 600
- Alcool 94% (375 ml): $ 23.40 – $ 200
Source: A document filed in court
*1is January to December 31, 2020
