Details have emerged about the secret lifestyle of Canada’s most wanted gangster following his arrest in Marbella last month.

All Boivin, 36, spent at least nine months living under the radar in a swanky Marbella home, rarely venturing outside over fears he would either be arrested or assassinated.

According to respected Spanish newspaper El Español, he was finally tracked down by the Policia Nacional as he travelled by private car towards the La Cañada Shopping Centre.

The moment, previously reported by the Spanish Eye, brought an end to one of Canada’s highest-profile international manhunts.

His arrest, however, has raised fresh questions over why one of North America’s most notorious gang leaders chose the Costa del Sol as his hideout – and where his equally wanted partner has disappeared to.

Boivin is alleged to be the leader of the North Savage Gang, a violent criminal group born from a bloody split within Quebec’s organised crime scene.

Before founding the North Savage Gang, Boivin was a senior member of the Blood Family Mafia, itself created by former members of the Hells Angels after they broke away in late 2021.

The split reportedly centred on money.

According to Canadian reports, the breakaway gang refused to continue paying the Hells Angels a 10% cut of its drug profits, sparking a brutal turf war that engulfed Quebec’s underworld.

The conflict saw kidnappings, shootings, arson attacks, threats and targeted killings as rival groups battled for control of one of Canada’s most lucrative drug markets.

As the violence escalated, senior gang figures are believed to have fled Europe.

Boivin’s former ally, Dave Turmel, was arrested in Rome last year, leaving Boivin to establish the North Savage Gang alongside his partner, Yaulise Lemieux-Bellavance.

The pair quickly became two of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, with Canadian crime-stopping organisation BOLO Program offering a reward of up to C$100,000 for information leading to Boivin’s arrest.

Despite that, investigators believe Boivin had been living in Marbella for around nine months.

He rented a luxury property on the Costa del Sol but reportedly kept an exceptionally low profile, making very few public appearances and limiting his movements almost entirely.

According to reports from Canada, investigators were aware he was in Marbella after monitoring social media activity linked to people in his inner circle.

His fear of being seen may have gone beyond avoiding the authorities.

The Costa del Sol has long been home to members of international organised crime groups, including figures linked to Canadian Hells Angels chapters.

Had Boivin begun living openly in Marbella, there was every chance he could have been recognised by rivals from the very organisation he had once belonged to.

Police eventually moved in while he was travelling towards La Cañada shopping centre, arresting him without incident.

Authorities also believed Lemieux-Bellavance was living with him in Marbella, yet she has not been arrested and remains wanted by Canadian authorities.

Investigators believe she may have left the area before police closed in on Boivin, although her whereabouts remain unknown.

Attention is now likely to turn to why Boivin chose Marbella in the first place.

While the Costa del Sol has long attracted international fugitives seeking anonymity among its large foreign population, investigators are also expected to examine whether Boivin was attempting to forge new drug supply links from southern Spain that could strengthen his criminal network back in Canada.

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