 | Gary Arnold was sentenced to 13 years in prison for helping kidnap a couple in their 70s from upstate New York and holding them for ransom in a botched cocaine deal. He faced seven charges including two counts each of kidnapping, illegal confinement and extortion. Arnold ferried the couple to Quebec via Akwesasne, a Mohawk reserve that straddles the Canada-U.S. border. Arnold’s cellphone was traced to the crime scene. Franco D’Onofrio, 57 pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, extortion and conspiracy. He bought 15 years. Kosmas Dritsas, 51, was sentenced to 13 years.
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 Michael Helm | The parole board said that the cocaine seized during the arrest belonged to the Hells Angels. A Montreal chapter member escaped charges. Sandra and James Helm were abducted and taken to a house in Magog. They were rescued by a Sûreté du Québec SWAT team two days later. The motive for the kidnapping was a failed drug transaction involving 50 kilograms of cocaine and the couple’s eldest grandson, Mackenzie Helm, 30. The kidnappers refused to believe Helm had been arrested and was busted in jail. |  |
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