| Tony Jalbert |
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| Tony Jalbert was born in the mid 1960s. Before becoming a member of the Rock Machine (now a part of the Bandidos Nation), it was revealed at the second Maurice "Mom" Boucher trial, Jalbert was partners in crime with biker-turned-informant Stéphane "Godasse" Gagné. The two would split ways when Jalbert aligned himself with the Rock Machine, while Gagné preferred to side with the Hells Angels. Jalbert would become a member of the club some time around the mid to late 1990s. Jalbert, along with Alain Dupont, Martin Dupont, Martin Lapointe, and Eric Desjardins, was charged with hijacking in 1995. The group, police contend, was behind the theft of a truck containing 900 kilos of dynamite and about 100 detonators in Saint-Barthélémy. The merchandise was to be sold on the black market. |
He next made headlines on May 16, 1997, when he and ten others were accused of conspiring to murder Hells Angels leader Maurice "Mom" Boucher. Charged with him was Gilles Lambert, Yvon Roy, Martin Simard, Serge Boutin, René Pelletier, Martin Pellerin, Bruno Lévesque, Hubert Lanteigne, Richard Lariviere, and Jean-René Dufresne. According to a recent article published in Allo Police, Jalbert once said in an interview shown on the TQS television station that the Rock Machine/Bandidos desired peace and wanted an end to the biker war with the Hells Angels. He also stated that the members of the club were only motorcycle enthusiasts, not criminals. Jalbert, who once planned to purchase a house in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and transform it into a clubhouse for his gang, was arrested again in March 2001. Working on a tip, police searched a house on Croissant d'Orleans street in Lachenaie. What they found shocked them. The house, rented by Jalbert, contained an arsenal of powerful firearms, including three AK-47 assault rifles and several machine guns. 40 plants of marijuana, estimated to be worth $115,000, was also seized. Police raided a house on Arthur-Foucher street in Le Gardeur ten days later and found 21 pounds of marijuana and 570 marijuana plants. Jalbert and associate Benoit Plouffe were arrested that same day and charged in connection with the raids. Jalbert pleaded guilty to the charged at the Joliette Court House and was sentenced to five years in prison. Interestingly, police searched Jalbert and found the address of Hells Angels Nomad member Vincent Lamer. That, in addition to the arsenal of weapons seized, led authorities to believe that Jalbert and the Bandidos had targeted Lamer for elimination. Jalbert's arrest came as a part of a major crack down on drug traffickers by police in Terrebonne, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, and Bois-des-Filion. The investigation, which began on December 10, 2000 and ended on November 3, 2001, resulted in the arrests of 143 people, including nine minors. Police seized a total of $43,492 in cash and over $40,000,000 worth of drugs, including 12,945 marijuana plants, 231.8 kilograms of marijuana, 890.6 grams of hashish, 127.5 grams of cocaine, 10.3 grams of magic mushrooms, and 202 ecstasy tablets. Police also seized a total of 31 firearms and 19 cellular phones. |