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Slain Vancouver gangster had recent links to Wolf Pack gang alliance
A former Vancouver gangster who was gunned down in Toronto had been involved in the Wolf Pack gang alliance, sources said Wednesday. Sukhvir Singh Deo, 34, was shot to death just before 3 p.m. local...
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REAL SCOOP: Murder victim Sukh Deo was facing drug charges in Ontario
The Toronto Police Services continued to be tight-lipped Wednesday about the murder the day before of a former Metro Vancouver gangster. But word of the death of Sukhvir Deo spread across the country...
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B.C. man admits leading cross-border drug-smuggling operation, knows 'how bad...
A B.C. man being sentenced in Seattle Friday for leading a major drug-smuggling ring says he’s turned his life around since the charges were laid against him in 2009. Sean Doak wants U.S. Federal Court...
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REAL SCOOP: Sean Doak to learn his fate in Seattle courtroom Friday
Chilliwack drug smuggler Sean Doak has been in the news on and off for the last decade. He was the subject of a high-profile trial in New Westminster Supreme Court in 2006, resulting in his conviction...
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Gang associate who worked in drug trade shot to death in Burnaby
Metro Vancouver — A young man with gang links who slit a stranger’s throat during the 2010 Olympics has been shot to death in Burnaby. Christopher Alexander Hurtado, who was also known by the surname...
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REAL SCOOP: Gang associate with violent history shot to death in Burnaby
I attended the scene of the latest Metro Vancouver murder this morning. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed that the victim is 29-year-old Christopher Hurtado, convicted in 2011 of...
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REAL SCOOP: Charges laid six years after fatal shooting in Abbotsford
Readers often comment on the high number of unsolved murders – particularly when there are gang members involved either as victims or suspects. Homicide detectives often say these cases can take years...
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Charges laid against gangsters in 2010 fatal shooting of Abbotsford woman
Two Abbotsford gangsters have been charged in the fatal 2010 shooting of a young mother and the attempted murder of her gangster boyfriend. Gavinder Grewal, who police have issued warnings about in the...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT looking for suspect vehicle in Sandhu murder
Suspect vehicle Homicide investigators are looking for a vehicle in connection with the June 4 murder of Richmond businessman Amarjit Sandhu. The vehicle has been described as a gold or silver...
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REAL SCOOP: Closing arguments in the Hells Angels and friends trial began...
It was an interesting day in B.C. Supreme Court as federal prosecutor Chris Greenwood laid out all the evidence he says should lead to convictions for two Hells Angels and three associates. The trial...
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Crown says the evidence against Hells Angels and associates is 'overwhelming'
Two Hells Angels and three of their associates were all committed to their roles in a massive conspiracy to import half a ton of cocaine into Canada, a federal prosecutor told B.C. Supreme Court on...
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Victims of Air India bombing remembered at 31st memorial service
With poetry, prayers and calls for justice, the 331 victims of the 1985 Air India terrorist bombings were remembered at a memorial in Stanley Park Thursday night. Gurdial Sidhu, who lost her...
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REAL SCOOP: Air India families still looking for justice after 31 years
I attended the small but important gathering in Stanley Park last night to remember the 331 victims of the 1985 Air India bombing plot. It’s understandably a solemn gathering – so much lost and so much...
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REAL SCOOP: Defence lawyer begins closing in cocaine conspiracy linked to...
There is no direct evidence of the involvement of an Okanagan man in a conspiracy to import cocaine that led to the arrest of two Hells Angels, his lawyer said Tuesday, Joven Narwal began his closing...
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Career drug trafficker struck deal to run cafes in Steve Nash gyms
Frederic Wilson has a history in the drug trade that dates back more than 20 years. His latest arrest came in May when anti-gang police officers raided his White Rock rental house a block from the...
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Drug trafficker used illicit proceeds to buy Surrey house, government claims
A convicted trafficker facing new drug and firearms charges laundered his illicit profits through the purchase of a Surrey house, the B.C. government alleges in a civil suit. B.C.’s director of civil...
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REAL SCOOP: Gang associate with violent history shot to death in Burnaby
I attended the scene of the latest Metro Vancouver murder this morning. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed that the victim is 29-year-old Christopher Hurtado, convicted in 2011 of...
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Judge freezes Hell Angels Vancouver and Kelowna clubhouses pending civil trial
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that Hells Angels clubhouses in East Vancouver and Kelowna must be preserved pending the outcome of a long-running civil suit between the bikers and the B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Long-time trafficker ran businesses and drug labs
Back from a fabulous cycling trip in Europe and re-opening the Real Scoop for your comments. I thought I would post a couple of stories that ran while I was away about Frederic Wilson, a career...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels clubhouses frozen pending civil case
After almost nine years, the civil forfeiture case between the Hells Angels and the B.C. government is on the final stretch to a 2017 trial date. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies has issued many...
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