Montreal's Irish Mafia: The True Story Of The I... Instant

The gang’s most legendary feat occurred on March 30, 1976. Armed with a , they intercepted a Brinks armored car, making off with approximately $2.3 million in cash and gold coins—the largest bank robbery in Canadian history at the time.

This windfall wasn't just a payday; it was seed money. Under the leadership of , the gang used the proceeds to pivot from robberies to international drug trafficking. Kings of Coke: The Global Empire Montreal's Irish Mafia: The True Story of the I...

Their story is one of survival and cold-blooded ambition—a uniquely Montreal product that, as journalist Julian Sher puts it, could only have been born in the marginalized English-speaking enclaves of a French city. The gang’s most legendary feat occurred on March 30, 1976

The West End Gang: Unmasking Montreal’s "Irish Mafia" While the headlines often buzz with the exploits of the Rizzuto family or the Hells Angels, Montreal hides another storied criminal legacy in its shadows: the . Often dubbed Montreal’s "Irish Mafia," this homegrown organization rose from the poverty-stricken streets of the southwest to become a global titan of drug trafficking. Roots in "The Point" Under the leadership of , the gang used