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CBSA and police search for drugs smuggled through port
Sitting inside a large-scale imaging machine at Deltaport, a Canada Border Services agent carefully examines the computer screen in front of her. The cargo is billed as barrels of mango pulp inside a...
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Longshoremen convicted of US drug charges keep jobs
Metro Vancouver longshoreman Jason Cavezza has had a rough few years. He was arrested in Cancún, Mexico on May 31, 2008 while on his honeymoon with his now ex-wife. His father died during his seven...
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More charges laid after investigation into Surrey-Delta shootings
A police crackdown in Surrey has led to more charges against young men believed to be involved in a recent conflict that has led to a series of shootings in the region. Surrey RCMP Sgt. Dale Carr said...
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Hells Angel nominates fellow biker for longshore job
When full-patch West Point Hells Angels Ryan Sept wanted work as a longshoreman last year, he needed someone to get him into the union. That person appears to have been fellow West Point member Larry...
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Ecstasy chemicals found in shipping contained destroyed with civil forfeiture...
B.C.’s Civil Forfeiture office has provided money for the safe destruction of 1,200 kilograms of chemicals used to make ecstasy, chemicals that were discovered recently inside an international shipping...
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Government wants to change tactics in case against Hells Angels
The B.C. government wants to change its tactics in a long-running civil forfeiture case against three Hells Angels’ chapters. Lawyer John Hunter told B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies Thursday...
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Charges laid in Abbotsford murder
Two men have been charged in connection with the fatal attack on an Abbotsford man on May 10. Guiseppe “Joe” Bengey Zecca, 38, was found near Vedder and Lonzo roads just after 11 p.m. suffering from a...
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More charges stemming from Surrey-North Delta conflict
B.C.’s anti-gang agency has announced more charges against young men believed to be involved in the conflict in Surrey and North Delta that led to a series of shootings. Chandanjot Singh Gill, an...
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Shootings continue in Surrey with more gunplay Sunday
Surrey RCMP are investigating another shots fired incident that took place Sunday about 8 p.m in the 13400-block of 70B Avenue. “Upon attendance, officers located evidence consistent with shots being...
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Rabih Alkhalil to appear in court in Montreal Thursday
Accused killer and former Metro Vancouver man Rabih Alkhalil will make a first appearance in a Montreal-area courtroom Thursday on charges he was part of a cocaine importation ring. Alkhalil was...
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More charges for Kelowna gang associate
In January, gang associate Shane Dankoski was charged in Kelowna with unauthorized possession of a firearm and knowingly possessing a firearm without a licence. He was released on $7500 bail and a...
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North Vancouver gangster facing extortion, unlawful confinement charges
A well-known North Vancouver gangster is wanted for allegedly extorting, assaulting and unlawfully confining a man last month. The charges were laid against Mohammad Masood (Mo) Rahimi on April 23...
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Gangster Michael Newman gets murder conviction down-graded
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a first-degree murder conviction for United Nations gang killer Michael Newman and substituted a second-degree conviction instead. That means Newman, who killed...
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Surrey Six killers sue government for treatment in pre-trial custody
Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston are suing the B.C. government for the way they were treated while awaiting trial for the 2007 slaughter of six. Both men, who were convicted of...
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Gang associate sentenced to six years minus time served for kidnapping
A gang associate convicted in a dramatic 2011 Vancouver kidnapping was sentenced to just over six years Friday after pleading guilty to several charges in March. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin...
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Another shooting late Saturday in Surrey
Surrey RCMP is confirming evidence of another shooting late Saturday in the 3000-block of Croydon Drive. S.Sgt. Murray Hedderson said in a news release that the Mounties began getting 911 calls at...
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Vancouver smuggler gets seven-year sentence in Washington
A 52-year-old Vancouver man who smuggled ecstasy and cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border for years was handed a seven-year sentence in a Seattle courtroom Tuesday. Philip Cote will also be on...
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Man charged in Langley slaying
A 21-year old Lower Mainland man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a homeless man in Langley earlier this week. And it appears that accused killer David Christopher Van Den...
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IHIT called to New Westminster homicide
On June 3rd, 2015 New Westminster Police got 911 calls just before 7 p.m. Wednesday about a male and female fighting in the 1500-block of 8th Avenue. When police got there, they found a dead woman. A...
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Murder suspect convicted of firearms charges
A Vancouver man suspected of a role in the 2012 murder of gangster Sandip Duhre has been convicted on nine firearms charges. Dean Michael Wiwchar had admitted to possessing two guns found in his...
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