Montreal police seek five suspects in organized crime murders

From left: Gianpietro Tiberio; top right, Mario Sollecito; centre, Jean-Ismel Zéphir; bottom row, from left, Pierry Philogène and Sacha Krolik.

Montreal police are asking for the public’s help in locating five suspects wanted on arrest warrants in connection with a large-scale investigation into several murders linked to organized crime in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec.

In June, the Montreal police service (SPVM), working with the Quebec provincial police (SQ), arrested Leonardo Rizzuto, the alleged head of the Montreal Mafia and youngest son of the late reputed Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto.

He was among 11 people arrested as part of Project Alliance, an ongoing joint investigation into organized crime.

The SPVM has now released the names and descriptions of five suspects still being sought:

• Sacha Krolik, 57: wanted for first-degree murder and conspiracy in connection with a 2011 incident. He is believed to be outside the country. He is 1.68 metres tall, weighs 77 kilograms, and has brown eyes and grey hair.
• Pierry Philogène, 39: wanted for first-degree murder in connection with a 2021 incident. He was last seen Sept. 22 in West Vancouver, B.C. He is 1.85 metres tall, weighs 113 kilograms, has brown eyes and black hair, and wears blue or green contact lenses.
• Mario Sollecito, 54: wanted for first-degree murder and conspiracy in connection with a 2011 incident. He is believed to be outside the country. He is 1.75 metres tall, weighs 80 kilograms, and has brown eyes and hair.
• Gianpietro Tiberio, 52: wanted for first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with a 2012 incident. He is believed to be in Quebec or Ontario. He is 1.80 metres tall, weighs 110 kilograms, and has brown eyes and grey hair.
• Jean-Ismel Zéphir, 49: wanted for first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with a 2012 incident. He is believed to be outside the country. He is 1.75 metres tall, weighs 91 kilograms, has brown eyes and black hair, and has two distinctive tattoos: “Kraz Brizz” on his right arm and “Lion Zion” on his right shoulder blade.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Info-Crime Montreal at 514-393-1133 or the Criminal Information Centre at 1-800-659-4264. Information can be provided anonymously and confidentially.