REAL SCOOP: Dhak pal pleads guilty to drugs, money laundering in US
I learned about the case of Rohen Sharma from a blog reader who mentioned his link to the late Sukh Dhak. And after checking both US and Canadian court documents, I was able to determine that he is...
View ArticleBrothers Keepers associate facing new charges
A Surrey rapper and Brothers Keepers associate is facing new charges after he allegedly escaped from police as they conducted a curfew check at his home last week. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: New charges for gang-linked Surrey rapper
Naseem Mohammed has been in the news a few times of late. And now he is facing new charges in B.C. after being released on bail in Ontario. Read More
View ArticleMission mom describes toddler finding 'ammunition' after 2008 shooting
A Mission mom testified in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday about watching her 13-month-old daughter pick up a metal object on the street two weeks after a neighbour had reported a shooting in the area....
View ArticleJamie Bacon in court for case management conference
Jurors at the Jamie Bacon trial were told Tuesday that the case will be adjourned until at least April 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
View ArticleIHIT investigating death of Chilliwack man
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to Chilliwack after a man was found dead inside a residence Thursday night. Cpl. Mike Rail, of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP, said in...
View ArticleIllicit drug lines still busy despite COVID-19 crisis
In B.C.'s drug trade, it appears to be business as usual despite strict measures regulating public interaction to stem the COVID-19 virus. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: At B.C. provincial court, operations moving online or being postponed
One by one, wearing the red garb of North Fraser Pre-trial Centre, prisoners took their seat on white plastic chairs set in small video booths at the Port Coquitlam jail, where they are held while...
View ArticleAccused Mexican money launderer loses bid for refugee status in Canada
It was August 2016 and wealthy Mexican businessman Moises Mansur Cysneiros was in Vancouver, exploring whether to move his family here for “a different cultural experience.” Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Tensions rising in crowded B.C. jails
People held in B.C. jails are still double-bunked, eating meals together on their units and being denied hand sanitizer, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a prisoners’ legal advocate says. Read More
View ArticleB.C. anti-gang police execute Surrey search warrant amid COVID-19 concerns
Anti-gang officers executing a search warrant at a Surrey house last week had to be extra careful to maintain social distancing. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Refugee claimants stressed as immigration hearings delayed
Immigration lawyers say refugee claimants awaiting hearings to determine their status in Canada are becoming especially stressed over delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
View ArticleFormer biker who feared Savages club sentenced to almost three years in prison
A former member of the Langford Savages biker gang has been sentenced to almost three years in jail for carrying a loaded firearm to protect himself from his former brethren. Read More
View ArticleSon charged with killing mother in Squamish
A 21-year-old Lower Mainland man has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying Wednesday of his mother at her Squamish home. Read More
View ArticlePretrial inmates fear rapid spread of COVID-19 in B.C. prisons
William Lewis is counting the days until his next court appearance, hoping that he doesn't catch COVID-19 before he gets out of jail and is able to reunite with his family in Nova Scotia. Read More
View ArticleB.C. government files forfeiture case against alleged drug dealers
The B.C. government wants a property in Clearwater forfeited, alleging its owners are drug dealers for the Brothers Keepers gang. Read More
View ArticleMore than 100 kilos of meth seized at B.C. container terminal
Four Mexicans have been charged with smuggling more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into Canada that were found inside a shipping container in February. Read More
View Article911 call leads Vancouver police to more than $250,000 in alleged drug cash in...
Two men found in distress after overdosing in a Yaletown highrise in February are now facing a lawsuit by the B.C. government over more than $250,000 in suspected drug proceeds found in their suite....
View ArticleMission prison now has 11 COVID-19 cases, more than any other in Canada
A doctor who works in B.C. prisons says he expects the number of COVID-19 cases in federal institutions to rise in the coming days. Read More
View ArticleCOVID-19: Union says Mission prison management not doing enough to tackle virus
The union representing correctional officers at the Fraser Valley prison with Canada’s worst COVID-19 outbreak says management has to do more to protect its 155 members, as well as the 306 inmates...
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