Raynald Desjardins was born in Montreal in 1952. He allegedly became associated with the Mafia in his early twenties when he became active as a drug dealer. His connections within the Rizzuto crime syndicate grew stronger when his sister married Joe Di Maulo, who was a member of the Rizzuto gang. In 1982 Desjardins was arrested on firearm charges, but was acquitted. A couple of years later, in 1987, the RCMP seized 16 tons of Lebanese hashish near Newfoundland worth up to $350 million. Desjardins was arrested together with Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto for conspiring to traffic narcotics, but again he was acquitted. Desjardins and Rizzuto were in fact good friends. They both lived in the same neighborhood and were seen together during a trip to Milan in 1984. He was one of the few non-Italians w
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| - Raynald Desjardins was born in Montreal in 1952. He allegedly became associated with the Mafia in his early twenties when he became active as a drug dealer. His connections within the Rizzuto crime syndicate grew stronger when his sister married Joe Di Maulo, who was a member of the Rizzuto gang. In 1982 Desjardins was arrested on firearm charges, but was acquitted. A couple of years later, in 1987, the RCMP seized 16 tons of Lebanese hashish near Newfoundland worth up to $350 million. Desjardins was arrested together with Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto for conspiring to traffic narcotics, but again he was acquitted. Desjardins and Rizzuto were in fact good friends. They both lived in the same neighborhood and were seen together during a trip to Milan in 1984. He was one of the few non-Italians w
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| - Raynald Desjardins was born in Montreal in 1952. He allegedly became associated with the Mafia in his early twenties when he became active as a drug dealer. His connections within the Rizzuto crime syndicate grew stronger when his sister married Joe Di Maulo, who was a member of the Rizzuto gang. In 1982 Desjardins was arrested on firearm charges, but was acquitted. A couple of years later, in 1987, the RCMP seized 16 tons of Lebanese hashish near Newfoundland worth up to $350 million. Desjardins was arrested together with Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto for conspiring to traffic narcotics, but again he was acquitted. Desjardins and Rizzuto were in fact good friends. They both lived in the same neighborhood and were seen together during a trip to Milan in 1984. He was one of the few non-Italians who had entered the core of the Rizzuto Family. Ever since the Rizzuto family had become dominant in Montreals drug business several other organizations leaned in. This is where the Hells Angels came in handy. The Rizzuto family and the Hells Angels created an alliance in drug trafficking in which Desjardins would play a significant role as man-in-the-middle. He often attended Hells Angels party's and frequently met with their gang leader Maurice "Mom" Boucher. In 1993 Desjardins was involved in a botched 750-kilo shipment of cocaine which was heading for the port of Halifax. When the smugglers noticed the police they dumped the cocaine into the sea. The drugs were never retrieved but the RCMP however did confiscate about $500.000 cash, firearms, four boats and several vehicles. Dejardins and about 19 others were arrested. This time he didn't escape conviction and was sentenced to 15 years for conspiracy.
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