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Georges St-Pierre’s former kickboxing coach arrested on organized crime related charges

According to the Montreal Gazette a former coach of MMA legend Georges St-Pierre has been captured in Argentina. Victor Vargotskii, 56, was wanted by authorities in Canada for his alleged role in a massive money laundering operation.

The Quebec Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced the arrest of Vargotskii, who formerly lived in Montreal, on Thursday.

Vargotskii is one of 19 suspects who have been arrested in connection with an RCMP investigation into a criminal organization that they say operates in Montreal and Toronto and, in addition to laundering millions of dollars, traffics narcotics.