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Drug Ring Chart

          The Ottawa drug ring was revealed by an operation called "Project Finale".  The drug ring was divided into seperate "rings".  The top ring (represented in purple) consisted of Michael Clairoux and his step son, Daniel Levesque.  The middle ring (represented in green) consisted of Ryan Cornell, Benjamin Frith and Marcus Doige, who happens to be Levesque's protoje.  The lower ring (represented in red) consisted of five men; Alex Scantlebury, Corey Gingras, Christopher Glover, Alain Parisien, Colin Meilleur, and Navdeep Khaira.


          Below is a chart that represents the heirarchy of the drug ring.  The information about each individual's charges is listed at the end. (Courtesy of (http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/mediaroom/newsreleases)).

Michael Clairoux, 37 year old of Ottawa
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- Instruct a Criminal Organization

Daniel Levesque, 25 year old of Ottawa

- 3 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 3 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- Instruct a Criminal Organization
- 1 count possession of cannabis marihuana
- 1 count conspiracy to obstruct justice
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited firearm, namely a homemade .32 caliber , in careless manner
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited ammunition, in careless manner
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of prohibited firearm, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of firearm, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of firearm, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearm
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited firearm
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited ammunition
- 1 count possession of an unloaded prohibited firearm with readily available ammunition
- 1 count of prohibited firearm obtained by the commission of an offence

Marcus Doige, 21 year old of Ottawa

- 2 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 2 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- 1 count possession of cannabis marihuana
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited firearm, namely a homemade .32 caliber , in careless manner
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited ammunition, in careless manner
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of prohibited firearm, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of firearm, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of firearm, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearm
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited firearm
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited ammunition
- 1 count posses an unloaded prohibited firearm with readily available ammunition
- 1 count of prohibited firearm obtained by the commission of an offence

Ryan Cornel, 24 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- 1 count possession of cannabis marihuana
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited firearm, namely a homemade .32 caliber , in careless manner
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited ammunition, in careless manner
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of prohibited firearm, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of firearm, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of firearm, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearm
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited firearm
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited ammunition
- 1 count posses an unloaded prohibited firearm with readily available ammunition
- 1 count of prohibited firearm obtained by the commission of an offence
- 1 counts of possession a prohibited firearm while prohibited
- 1 counts of possession a prohibited ammunition while prohibited

Benjamin Frith, 24 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- 1 count possession of cannabis marihuana
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited firearm, namely a homemade .32 caliber , in careless manner
- 1 count without lawful excuse, transport a prohibited ammunition, in careless manner
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of prohibited firearm, for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- 1 count of possession of firearm, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, without being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearms
- 1 count of possession of firearm, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession and the holder of a registration certificate for the said firearm
- 1 count of possession of prohibited ammunition, while knowingly not being the holder of a license permitting such possession
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited firearm
- 1 count occupy motor with prohibited ammunition
- 1 count posses an unloaded prohibited firearm with readily available ammunition
- 1 count of prohibited firearm obtained by the commission of an offence

Corey Gingras, 25 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization

Navdeep Khaira, 24 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count of possession of proceeds over $5000

Alexander Scantlebury, 24 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization

Christopher Glover, 24 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cocaine
- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- Enhancing a Criminal Organization
- Directing a Criminal Organization
- 1 count possession cannabis marihuana
- 1 count producing cannabis marihuana

Alain Parisien, 26 year old of Ottawa

- 1 count conspiracy to traffic cannabis marihuana
- 1 count of possession of proceeds under $5000
- 1 count of possession for the purpose of trafficking cannabis marihuana
- 1 count of trafficking marihuana

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          Michael Clairoux was found guilty of only one of the eight charges he faced (possession for the purpose of trafficking).  He was released on bail, after 17 months in jail, until sentencing.  Justice Jacqueline Loignon said there was a strong possibility that Clairoux, 37 at the time of arrest, participated in a drug ring run by the Hells Angels that operates in Ottawa, but ruled that the Crown could not prove his involvement.

          Clairoux's lawyer, Diane Condo, argued he should be sentenced to time served.  Clairoux was one of many people arrested in September 2011 at the end of a police drug investigation dubbed Project Finale which lasted a whole year.  Project Finale involved extensive surveillance and wiretaps.  Clairoux's stepson Daniel Levesque was also charged.  Daniel pleaded guilty and was sentenced last July to five years in prison for conspiring to traffic cocaine and marijuana for the benefit of a criminal organization, possessing a homemade .32 calibre handgun and ammunition.

          Clairoux was seen six times meeting with members of the drug ring during the investigation but had spaced out the six meetings over long periods of time.  In November 2010, police observed a Hell's Angels biker give Clairoux a roll of money.  Clairoux testified that it was actually a piece of jewelry.

          Clairoux denied that a stack of T shirts with the letters ORL meant Order, Respect, Loyalty.  He said the shirts depicting skulls and sabres were not meant for members of the Hell's Angels and that it was just hip clothes for people in Orleans.  Clairoux was charged with conspiracy to traffic marijuana, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, and three criminal organization counts: enhancing, directing and instructing, all charges were dropped.  He was also acquitted of possessing the proceeds of crime, $1,170 CAD, that Loignon ruled was not a suspicious sum of money.

          Since Clairoux has a medical marijuana certificate, he was acquitted of one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking.  Clairoux and his wife were both ordered to post a $5,000 CAD bond to secure his release.  He was ordered to avoid contact with a list of people and to remain at his Orleans home except in the case of a medical emergency.