TAXMAN PURSUES DRUG KINGPIN

Gerald Matticks, the infamous member of the West End Gang who is
serving a 12-year prison sentence, has declared bankruptcy, says a
report by the Journal de Montreal.

Matticks owes $8 million to the Quebec government and $2.3 million to
the federal government in unpaid income tax and goods and services
tax. These amounts were calculated from profits he is alleged to have
made from illegal activities, said Solange de Billy-Tremblay, who is
acting as an agent in the case.

The two governments will probably seize five buildings owned by
Matticks. He was once described by an informant as "the door" to the
Port of Montreal for organized crime looking to get drugs into the city.