Asian gang networks in Canada revealed at immigration hearing
Evidence at Tuesday’s immigration hearing into the status of long-time Vancouver resident Lai Tong Sang showed the web of Asian triads operating in B.C. Canadian Press was there for our newspaper and...
View ArticleIHIT on the scene of suspected murder at Langley grow-op
Langley RCMP was called to a house in the 2000 block of 200 Street just after 10 pm Tuesday after getting calls about the to well being of a man staying there. They found that the man was dead and...
View ArticleDetails of murder plots disclosed at hearing for alleged gang leader
Lots more fascinating information was disclosed at the immigration hearing for alleged Asian gang boss Lai Tong Sang, who the Canadian government wants to deport. Lai came to Canada with his family in...
View ArticleSailor John Stirling admits guilt in cocaine case – sort of
B.C. skipper John Philip Stirling has pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in Florida after proclaiming his innocence ever since his capture on the high seas in October 2011. Stirling entered a...
View ArticleDhak associates convicted of producing ecstasy for drug ring
Two associates of the late gangster Sukh Dhak were convicted in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday for their role in a major ecstasy ring that made tens of thousands of pills. Justice Gail Dickson said she...
View ArticleB.C. government goes after more cash seized in E-Pandora
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture office has filed a claim in B.C. Supreme Court, hoping to keep more than $104,000 seized from Hells Angels associates during the E-Pandora investigation. Most of the money...
View ArticleParole Board had concerns about Snow’s criminal links
A Kelowna drug smuggler murdered on Feb. 18 had been denied parole a year ago because of information he “may be more actively involved in organized crime than previously believed,” according to...
View ArticleRobby Alkhalil arrested in Greece on Toronto murder charge
A former B.C. man wanted for murder in a Toronto hit has been arrested in Greece. Extradition proceedings are now underway for Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil, who grew up in Surrey, Alkhalil, 25, was picked up...
View ArticleDaughter of top Kelowna Mountie gets seven months for trafficking
The daughter of Kelowna’s top Mountie has pleaded guilty to three drug trafficking charges and sentenced to seven months in jail. Lisa Hope McKinnon entered the pleas to two counts of possession for...
View ArticleDistraught inmate at North Fraser attempts suicide
A distraught man charged in a series of West End stabbings attempted suicide inside North Fraser Pre-trial jail Friday, just days after being taken off suicide watch. Now Jerome Bonneric’s lawyer wants...
View ArticleSurrey RCMP confirms “abduction” was a hoax – UPDATE
UPDATE: Surrey RCMP has confirmed the possible abduction reported Saturday was a hoax. A Surrey resident called police after seeing media coverage to report where the car involved was parked....
View ArticleGreeks lawyer should get up to three years in jail: Crown
A Vernon lawyer convicted of working for a criminal organization provided the Greeks gang with police documents pointing to the existence of an informant within its midst, B.C. Supreme Court heard...
View ArticleLangley murder victim identified
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has released the identity of a young man found slain inside a Langley residence last week. Taylor Daniel Johnson, 21, was the caretaker of the vacant...
View ArticleNephew identifies uncle on video-tape of “kidnapping” meeting
The nephew of an accused kidnapper told police that he recognized his uncle on video surveillance from a West End pub with some of the other accused on the day of the abduction. Russell Brar gave a...
View ArticleGreeks’ lawyer took gangsters to gun range to practice: Crown
A Vernon lawyer who admits that he illegally aided the violent Greeks gang took members of the criminal organization target shooting on at least two occasions, B.C. Supreme Court heard Tuesday....
View ArticleGreeks’ lawyer should get conditional sentence: Defence
A Vernon lawyer who pleaded guilty to aiding the murderous Greeks gang was a “was a model of professional and social dedication” aside from his relationship with the criminal organization, his lawyer...
View ArticleGreeks judge banned witness names to protect them from HA
A B.C. Supreme Court judge protected the identities of five imprisoned witnesses during the Greeks murder trial over fears that jailed Hells Angels — dubbed the Big House Crew — would harm them for...
View ArticleCourt updates and recent rulings from B.C. to California
I thought I would update you on a few court cases. Accused killer Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Friday after being charged recently in the murder of Red Scorpion Jon Bacon...
View ArticleSurprise guilty plea in 1999 Poonam Randhawa murder
Relatives of Poonam Randhawa, murdered when she was just 18 and months from high school graduation, got the news they had been waiting 14 years to hear. The man charged in her murder, Ninderjit Singh,...
View ArticleStar witness in kidnapping case says he can’t testify because of his safety
The key witness and alleged victim in a Vancouver kidnapping case refused to testify Monday saying issues had arisen “regarding my safety.” Sulaiman Safi was appearing in B.C. Supreme Court via video...
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