Pubdate: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 Source: Montreal Gazette (CN QU) Copyright: 2007 The Gazette, a division of Southam Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/274 TAXMAN PURSUES DRUG KINGPIN Gerald Matticks, the infamous member of the West End Gang who is serving a 12-year prison sentence, has declared bankruptcy, says a report by the Journal de Montreal. Matticks owes $8 million to the Quebec government and $2.3 million to the federal government in unpaid income tax and goods and services tax. These amounts were calculated from profits he is alleged to have made from illegal activities, said Solange de Billy-Tremblay, who is acting as an agent in the case. The two governments will probably seize five buildings owned by Matticks. He was once described by an informant as "the door" to the Port of Montreal for organized crime looking to get drugs into the city. - --- MAP posted-by: Elaine