B.C. wants condo, cash and jewels seized from Wolfpack gangsters

When RCMP searched the condo of a Wolfpack gangster, they found $75,000 and jewelry including a gem-encrusted wolf’s head pendant

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Published Sep 03, 2024  •  Last updated 0 minutes ago  •  3 minute read

The Wolfpack was formed in B.C. in 2011 by some members of the Hells Angels, some Red Scorpions and some from the Independent Soldiers gang. Postmedia

When Chilliwack RCMP officers searched the townhouse of a Wolfpack gangster in May, they found almost $75,000 cash and jewelry, including a gem-encrusted wolf’s head pendant and a bedazzled dog tag inscribed with “Death Before Dishonor.”

Now the B.C. government wants the South Surrey property, and the cash and jewels handed over, alleging they’re the ill-gotten gains of drug trafficking.

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The director of civil forfeiture recently filed a lawsuit against Kyle Albert Cormier, his spouse, Zoe Montana Mitchell, and Marcos Bradley Cardoso, of Chilliwack.

The statement of claim says both Cormier and Cardoso are “members of a criminal organization called the Wolfpack Alliance.”

The lawsuit says Chilliwack RCMP began an investigation in June 2023 into a trafficking organization being operated by Cardoso and his associates.

“During the investigation, and at the direction of or on behalf of M. Cardoso, K. Cormier “received, possessed, and laundered the proceeds of crime; and facilitated drug trafficking by recruiting individuals to work for the Wolfpack,” the director claimed.

On May 29, RCMP officers stopped Cormier in a 2019 GMC Terrain and found a fanny pack with $910 in it, the lawsuit said.

Later the same day, police searched Cormier’s Surrey townhouse at 16433 19th Ave. and found $74,350, as well as a safe glued to the floor.

They seized several high-end watches — a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date watch, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch, a Hublot Super B 1921.1 watch, a Hublot Big Bang 301 watch and an Apple watch.

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They found a bag of assorted jewelry including the pieces emblazoned with Wolfpack logos and mottos, as well as a gold diamond ring, a vintage Gucci 3228 gold watch, a diamond-encrusted wing-shaped pendant and more gold chains, the director said.

The townhouse was purchased by Cormier and Mitchell on May 30, 2022 for $850,000 according to property records. It’s now assessed at $859,000.

The director alleges it should be forfeited along with the cash and jewelry as “proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity.”

The crimes alleged include production and possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime, money laundering and participating in a criminal organization.

No criminal charges have been laid in the investigation.

Neither Cormier nor Mitchell have a criminal record, according to the online court database.

Cardoso has several convictions including for uttering threats, break and enter, robbery, armed robbery, using a firearm during commission of an indictable offence, discharging a firearm in a reckless manner, forcible confinement, disguise with intent, unauthorized use of credit card data, escaping lawful custody, driving while prohibited, and breach of undertaking or recognizance.

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No statements of defence have been filed in the civil forfeiture case.

The Wolfpack was formed in B.C. in 2011 by some members of the Hells Angels, some Red Scorpions and some from the Independent Soldiers gang. It has expanded across Canada since then and now has international tentacles.

Other Wolfpack members remain before the courts in B.C. and other provinces.

B.C.’s Damion Ryan, who’s both a Hells Angel and Wolfpack member, is going to trial in Winnipeg this month on firearms and drug trafficking charges. He was also charged earlier this year in the U.S. in a murder-for-hire conspiracy linked to an Iranian drug lord working on behalf of the Iranian regime. The plot was foiled by U.S. law enforcement.

Wolfpack gangster Larry Amero, convicted two years ago in two murder conspiracies, is appealing both his conviction and sentence.

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