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Accused drug smuggler wins partial victory in battle over extradition
A B.C. man accused in the U.S. of being part of a major drug smuggling ring has won a partial victory in his bid to halt his extradition. B.C.’s highest court dismissed an appeal by James Gregory...
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Men linked to Dhak-Duhre gang arrested on Vancouver Island
Members of the Dhak-Duhre group are still active in the drug trade despite the murders of the gang’s namesakes, Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said Thursday. Houghton, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement...
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IHIT investigating double murder in Chilliwack
A triple shooting in Chilliwack early Thursday has left two people dead and a third wounded. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called out to the Hawthorne Manor apartment building in the...
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Vancouver man facing firearms charges
A young Vancouver man is facing four firearms charges after a Vancouver Police investigation into a gang conflict on the city’s south slope. VPD Const. Brian Montague said Friday that Jaskaran Singh...
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Civil forfeiture director must provide suspect names to Hells Angels, judge...
The B.C. director of civil forfeiture must provide the names of suspects in crimes – including murder – alleged to have been committed by or on behalf of the Nanaimo Hells Angels, a B.C. Supreme Court...
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Hornby Island is calling
Time to take a break from Metro Vancouver crime and enjoy what this province has to offer. I’m heading to Hornby Island today and am therefore closing comments on the Real Scoop. I’ll re-open them on...
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Accused killer Cory Vallee nabbed in Mexico, returned to Vancouver – UPDATE
After almost four years on the run, a purported hit man for Metro Vancouver’s United Nations gang has been arrested in Mexico, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Cory Vallee, 37, was picked up Wednesday in...
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A month till the Surrey Six verdict and a trial date for Jamie Bacon
It’s just a month to go before the families of the six men shot to death on Oct. 19, 2007 finally get to hear the verdict in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge will deliver her...
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Teen shot in Surrey Sunday night
A 19-year-old Surrey man is recovering in hospital after a targeted shooting about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night. Surrey RCMP S.Sgt. Murray Hedderson said in a news release that police got a number of 911...
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Gang activity on the decline in B.C., according to new report
The new head of B.C.’s anti-gang agency says police have made “significant headway in the efforts to curtail gang activity.” Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit Chief Officer Kevin Hackett says...
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Police arrest UN gang associate near Dawson Creek
When anti-gang police arrived on a rural Dawson Creek property Aug. 30, their suspect burst out of a stolen travel trailer barefoot and took off on an all-terrain vehicle. With the help of an RCMP...
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Gang conflict leads to Molotov Cocktail attacks, VPD says
Vancouver police are investigating a series of targeted arsons believed to be linked to an on-going gang conflict on the city’s south slope. Const. Brian Montague said Wednesday that there have been...
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Accused killer still hiding out a month after Chilliwack murders
Accused double killer Aaron James David Douglas is still on the run more than a month after he allegedly killed two men in Chilliwack. And the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is asking for the...
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Surrey’s “most wanted” loses appeal of 23 convictions for drugs, firearms
A man once identified as Surrey’s most wanted criminal has lost his appeal of two dozen gun and drug trafficking convictions that landed him in jail for 15 years. Malakias Swales, 44, had argued to the...
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30 kilos of cocaine and yacht seized on Vancouver Island, Mounties say
Police seized 30 kilograms of cocaine and a 20-metre yacht on the west coast of Vancouver Island earlier this month. RCMP Staff Sgt. Duncan Pound said that two Vancouver Island men connected to the...
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Murder in Burnaby, suspicious deaths in New Westminster and Surrey: UPDATE
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spent Tuesday at a Burnaby high-rise where a man was killed the night before. IHIT S.Sgt. Jennifer Pound said details of the victim, including his name, would...
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IHIT investigating possible murders in Burnaby and New West
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over two possible murder cases after suspicious deaths in Burnaby and New Westminster this week. IHIT’s S.Sgt. Jennifer Pound said investigators...
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U.S. agents seize cocaine, methamphetamine believed destined for B.C.
U.S. agents say they have seized 15 kilograms of cocaine and nine of methamphetamine they believe was destined for B.C. drug traffickers. Homeland Security agents were tipped that the drugs were hidden...
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Man killed in police-involved shooting near Valemount
The Independent Investigations Office has been called out to a lakeside roperty near Valemount after a man was killed and a woman was injured in a police-involved shooting. The IIO said in a news...
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IHIT takes over case of slain teen Serena Vermeersch
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the probe into the murder of 17-year-Serena Vermeersch, who police say was killed in a random attack. Vermeersch’s body was found in the Surrey...
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