Frank Bonneville
West End Gang
    Frank Bonneville was born  around 1940. Over the years, Bonneville, whose  criminal  record  dates  back  to 1956, would  be  linked  to  two  major  players  of  the  West End Gang: Peter "Dunie" Ryan and Richard Matticks.

     On  April 19, 1984, a retired man cutting firewood in  Lakefield, near Lachute, discovered  a container packed with three kilograms of cocaine near route no. 1.The man contacted the RCMP's St-Jerome detachment, who discovered  another drug stash  about 150 feet  from  the  first one. This one contained nine kilos of cocaine. The  seizure was  estimated by  police to be  worth $11 million on the streets.
    
     About a week later, on the morning of April 28, police arrested Frank Bonneville and Georges "Hunky" Hadzurik as they were allegedly making a  pick up  from the cocaine stash. Police said  they found three  kilos of the drug hidden in a secret compartment of their 1977 Dodge.

     Authorities then searched one of  Bonneville's properties, where they  reportedly found  a  loaded firearm and a mini-computer.

     Two days later, the duo was  arraigned in court, where they were  accused of charges related to drug trafficking. Bonneville was  also  charged  with  being  in  possession of  hashish, cocaine, and burglary tools.

     A Saturday Night  article  reported  that  the  cocaine  stash belonged to Peter "Dunie" Ryan, and described Bonneville and Hadzurik as two of the drug kingpin's "most trusted boys."

     On  June 25, 1985, Judge Jacques Coderre  rejected  Bonneville's  request  for  bail. His  lawyer, Sydney Leithman, had  claimed  that  the  police  had  insufficient evidence  and  that  Hadzurik, not Bonneville, had been  primarily  responsable for the  whole ordeal. Coderre obviously didn't  buy the argument.

     Hadzurik backed up Leithman's argument when he took the stand on August 21, 1985 during the duo's trial. Hadzurik testified that he alone was responsible for everything and that Bonneville had no knowledge of the situation. When prosecutor Claude Bélanger asked why Bonneville was even in the vehicle, Hadzurik replied: "I was driving him to his chalet, because his car wasn't working."

     During his turn on the stand, Bonneville allegedly admitted that he had made about $500  a  week selling cocaine to two drug traffickers, reported the La Presse newspaper about the trial.

     On November 19, 1985, Judge Coderre  acquitted Bonneville of possession of 12 kilograms with intent to traffic. "It is not because he has previous convictions  and that he admitted making  a living off of drugs that he necessarily committed the crimes that he is charged with," explained Coderre.

     Bonneville, who had  pleaded guilty to possession of  small quantities of hashish  and cocaine, as well  as  a firearm, was sentenced to spend one  additional day in prison  and fined $1,000. Hadzurik was convicted of possession with intent to traffic. He was  acquitted of  the  two other charges.

     On  May 20, 1997, the  Wolverine  anti-gang  squad  arrested  Bonneville, Donald Waite, reputed West End Gang chief  Richard Matticks, and  Rock Machine leader Giovanni Cazzetta on charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in drugs. 
    
     A  week  or  two prior  to  the  arrests, according  to  authorities, an  undercover  police  officer posing as a Calgary businessman, approached Cazzetta about purchasing 15  kilograms  of  cocaine. Cazzetta didn't have the drugs but set up  a  meeting with Richard Matticks, an  alleged high-ranking member of  the West End Gang. The three men  met in  a restaurant on  May 14, where police said, Matticks told the informer that he could obtain 12 kilos of cocaine for $39,000 a piece. A transaction was set up for May 20.

     On that day, Bonneville and Donald Waite drove to a Saint-Urbain apartment to deliver eight kilos of  cocaine  and  pick  up  the  payment. Police  arrested  the  two  men  on  the  spot, and Matticks and Cazzetta were picked up a short time later.

     On  June 16, 1997, Bonneville, Matticks, and  Waite  plead guilty to  drug  trafficking. Bonneville was sentenced to four years in  prison, while  Matticks  and  Waite  received  three  years  and  two years, respectively. Cazzetta  chose to fight the charges  and was eventually sentenced to nine years in prison.