When a Minnesota state trooper stopped a pickup truck for speeding on a U.S. highway last week, he
not only discovered an arsenal of handguns inside, but also two fugitives from Canada — one wanted for
murder and the other kidnapping for ransom. One of the pair was a popular rapper who continued
to drop new tracks while on the run, and sitting at the top of the Toronto police's most wanted list
The Mob Reporter here with news of a traffic stop that ended the
run of a rapper whose fugitive status boosted his street cred
in a city where the line between hip-hop crew and street gangs continues to blur
Dayne Sitladeen is better known on the street — and on playlists — as Yung Lava. He is a talented rapper
His popularity was growing when gun violence was causing havoc in the marginalized neighborhoods
where many of Toronto's thriving hip-hop artists are living. Yung Lava appeared in a short
documentary in 2019 that drew rappers and artists from rival hoods to plead for an end to gun
violence. "I want to be remembered as somebody that left a good mark on them not just a negative
vibe." The documentary by Mustafa the Poet featured Toronto's very own Drake, a towering cultural
figure around the world. It's a riveting work, I'll put a link to it in the description below
A footnote for it now, however, is that Yung Lava appeared in this call for peace on the street just
six weeks before he and two others allegedly shot and killed 26 year old Blain Grindley in their own
neighborhood. One month after this video for his song 'It's My Turn Freestyle' was released, in which
he is dressed in a balaclava and ballistic vest — "... on his own block, Lava he hot like a stove top
'I'm whipping up the pot on the stove top then i let it off in the old block...' — this video also hit the
streets: "Good afternoon, as Alison's mentioned, I'm here to provide you with an update on homicide
22 of 2019, the murder of Blain Grindley." On May 15, 2019." Toronto police homicide detective Steve
Henkel publicly named him as one of three alleged gunmen in a murder. Not many in the
mainstream connected his real name to his stage name, I certainly didn't, and it wasn't mentioned
by police. But those closely following the city's hip-hop scene sure did. It made him something of a
legendary figure, or at least a popular curiosity. While he was on the run, he released another video
for his song '1800': "I ain't ever ran, I ain't ever swiss, i never told him..." His fans went nuts. Few runners remain
free forever, however, and Yung Lava's freedom, at least for now, came to an end January 10th
Shortly after 10 pm a Minnesota state trooper driving east on Interstate 94
near Fergus Falls passed a pickup truck heading in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed
He turned around, caught up and pulled over the Chevrolet Silverado with
Texas license plates. Both men inside showed fake identification, police said, but it didn't take
too long for things to fall apart. The two men couldn't get their stories straight. The trooper
said he smelled marijuana in the truck and asked the driver for permission to search it
According to a criminal complaint filed in court, the driver said he could look in the truck
but not in the bags. The cop opened a bag anyways and saw it was stuffed with guns, the trooper said
Officers found 67 guns and numerous ammunition magazines in four bags in the back, according to
the cops. One was loaded with live ammunition. The two men were soon identified and Sitladeen wasn't
the only one wanted in Canada. Beside him in the truck was Muzamil Addow. He was wanted for a crime
that made headlines around the world, also in the spring of 2019. Three masked men grabbed a Chinese
international student from the parking lot of his upmarket condo building north of Toronto
When he put up a fight he was zapped with a stun gun and forced into a van
Addow was one of the men under these masks, police allege. While a huge search was underway for the
student, a ransom demand was made but the guy escaped 200 kilometers north. The victim was
known for showing off his lavish lifestyle in social media, including his Lamborghini
Rolls-Royce and Range Rover. When he was grabbed he was wearing a $2,000 Gucci hoodie
Both Siitladeen and Addow were found to be Canadian citizens
with no record of a legal border crossing. Under U.S. federal law, illegal aliens
are not allowed to possess a firearm, so never mind any speeding ticket —
both of them now face U.S. federal charges, as well as Canadian authorities looking to extradite them
back to Canada to face trial. We'll see after that if Yung Lava has another tune to sing
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