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References
- ↑ 20 scenes de l'histoire de Jimmy Cournoyer Le Journal de Montreal (in French)
- ↑ New York Post - French-Canadian drug kingpin pleads guilty to trafficking marijuana
- ↑ The New York Times - The Rise and Fall of the Biggest Pot Dealer in New York City
- ↑ Montreal Gazette - ‘King of Pot’ Jimmy Cournoyer has UFC’s Georges St-Pierre in his corner
- ↑ "GSP Apologizes to Fans for Supporting Canadian Drug Kingpin". Bleacher Report .
- ↑ New York Post - Mob had $2M ‘hit’ fund: feds
