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

When Chilliwack RCMP officers searched the townhouse of a Wolfpack gang member in May, they discovered nearly $75,000 in cash and jewelry, including a gem-encrusted wolf’s head pendant and a dog tag adorned with the inscription “Death Before Dishonor.”

Now, the British Columbia government is seeking to seize the South Surrey property, along with the cash and jewelry, alleging they are the proceeds of drug trafficking.

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 lawsuit claims that both Cormier and Cardoso are members of the Wolfpack Alliance, a criminal organization.

According to the statement of claim, Chilliwack RCMP initiated an investigation in June 2023 into a drug trafficking operation led by Cardoso and his associates. The director alleges that, under Cardoso's direction or on his behalf, Cormier “received, possessed, and laundered the proceeds of crime” and facilitated drug trafficking by recruiting individuals to work for the Wolfpack.

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

Later that day, police searched Cormier’s Surrey townhouse at 16433 19th Ave. and discovered $74,350 in cash, as well as a safe glued to the floor. They also seized several luxury watches, including a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, a Hublot Super B 1921.1, a Hublot Big Bang 301, and an Apple Watch.

Additionally, the search yielded a bag of assorted jewelry, including items emblazoned with Wolfpack logos and mottos, a gold diamond ring, a vintage Gucci 3228 gold watch, a diamond-encrusted wing-shaped pendant, and various gold chains, according to the director.

The townhouse, purchased by Cormier and Mitchell on May 30, 2022, for $850,000, is now valued at $859,000. The director contends that the property, along with the cash and jewelry, should be forfeited as “proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity.”

The alleged crimes include drug 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 filed in connection with the investigation. According to the online court database, neither Cormier nor Mitchell have a criminal record.

Cardoso, however, has multiple convictions, including uttering threats, break and enter, robbery, armed robbery, using a firearm during the commission of an indictable offense, discharging a firearm recklessly, forcible confinement, disguise with intent, unauthorized use of credit card data, escaping lawful custody, driving while prohibited, and breaching an undertaking or recognizance.

No statements of defense have been submitted in the civil forfeiture case.

The Wolfpack gang was formed in British Columbia in 2011 by members of the Hells Angels, Red Scorpions, and Independent Soldiers gang. Since then, it has expanded across Canada and established international connections.

Other Wolfpack members are currently facing legal proceedings in British Columbia and other provinces.

In Winnipeg, B.C.’s Damion Ryan, a member of both the Hells Angels and the Wolfpack, is set to go to trial this month on firearms and drug trafficking charges. Earlier this year, he was also charged in the United States in connection with a murder-for-hire conspiracy involving an Iranian drug lord working on behalf of the Iranian regime, a plot that was foiled by U.S. law enforcement.

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