BIKER NEWS: More suspects sought in sweeping Mafia and biker bust

Eight suspects still at large following massive raids

BIKER NEWS -- The Sûreté du Québec has expanded the list of suspects it's seeking in connection with Thursday's sweeping raids on bikers and Mafia suspects. 

Police are hoping to get help from the public in the search for three new suspects. 

• Éric Bourgeois, 37. He is five-foot-nine and weighs 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
• François Langlois, 41, of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. He stands five-foot-ten.
• Patrick Arelle, 36. He is five-foot-eight and weighs 225 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Police are also still on the lookout for five suspects named on Thursday. 

• Eric Bourgeois, 37, of Montreal
• José McCarthy, 39, of Montreal
• Patrick Williams, 41, of Mascouche
• Dominique Gauthier, 45, of Terrebonne
• Martin Céleste, 35, of Terrebonne

On Thursday, 200 police officers made 43 arrests, seizing $1.2 million, seven kilograms of cocaine, 41 weapons, 1 motorcycle and 122 cell phones.

The raids were part of two major police operations – Mastiff and Magot – which began in Jan. 2013.

This article was first published on Nov 20, 2015

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