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Hells Angels associate caught in reverse sting was "a bumbler," lawyer says
A Hells Angel associate convicted of trying to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine into Canada was “a bumbler” with no experience in dealing with cocaine, his lawyer said Friday. Ian Donaldson told a B.C....
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REAL SCOOP: Van Kalkeren sentence to be handed down May 27
Hells Angel associate Kevin Van Kalkeren will learn later this month how much time he’ll serve for his role in a massive international cocaine importation scheme. His two-day sentencing hearing...
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Hells Angels won't call witnesses in their defence
Two Hells Angels and three of their associates have decided not to call witnesses or evidence in their defence in a massive cocaine conspiracy case in B.C. Supreme Court. Lawyers for Hells Angels David...
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REAL SCOOP: Hells Angels trial is almost done, closing submissions start June 20
We learned in B.C. Supreme Court Monday that none of the Hells Angels or associates charged in the cocaine reverse sting by the RCMP are going to call evidence in their defence. That means that the...
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IHIT withholding most murder victims' names in 2016
Ray Jopowicz had links to organized crime and spent years in a U.S. prison after being caught handing 43 kilograms of cocaine to a Canadian trucker in California. He was captured on wiretap setting up...
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REAL SCOOP: IHIT's new secrecy on murder victims' names troubling to some
Since I published this feature below on Tuesday on a new policy by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team not to routinely release the identities of murder victims, I’ve had a lot of feedback. Many...
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Bizarre tale of Metro Vancouver mystery man wanted in Texas for murder
Lillita Easter Moke would walk the streets near her mother’s palatial home in San Antonio, Texas, always dressed in black. The eccentric 47-year-old didn’t like loud noises and yelled at people using...
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REAL SCOOP: Did Metro man kill a woman in Texas?
I was tipped to the story of Edwin Zarabia a couple of weeks ago. It seemed far-fetched – he was suspected of murder in Texas, he had no status in Canada and had been ordered deported, but he was still...
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Surrey man named as Indian terror suspect says he is innocent and shocked by...
A Surrey man whom Indian officials allege is a terrorist mastermind says he is completely innocent and shocked at reports linking him to a 2007 bombing in Punjab. Hardeep Singh Nijjar told The...
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Charges laid against couple in White Rock drug lab bust
A man and woman are now facing several drug and firearms charges after anti-gang police raided a White Rock drug lab in early May. Both Frederic Wilson-Koonpackdee, 46, and Pardeep Grewal, 31, remain...
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REAL SCOOP: Surrey man calls reports of terrorism links "garbage"
It was Sunday night in Vancouver when emails and texts starting flying between community sources and reporters about a story in the Times of India, a very respectable Delhi newspaper. The report said a...
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Two charged after White Rock drug lab raided
A man and woman now face several drug and firearms charges after anti-gang police raided a White Rock drug lab in early May. Frederic Wilson-Koonpackdee, 46, and Pardeep Grewal, 31, remain in custody...
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Surrey man writes to Trudeau claiming political persecution by India
A Surrey man whom the Indian government alleges is a terrorist has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming he is being persecuted because of his support for a separate Sikh nation. Hardeep...
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Another gangster quietly charged in connection with Jon Bacon murder
A Kelowna gangster has been quietly charged, convicted and sentenced for his role in the 2011 Jonathan Bacon murder, all without the public ever being told about his case. The Vancouver Sun has learned...
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REAL SCOOP: Man accused of terrorism in India writes to Trudeau for help
Earlier this week, I was the first reporter to talk to Surrey plumber Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose name surfaced in news reports out of India as a suspected terrorist. He told me he was innocent of all...
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REAL SCOOP: Gangster charged and convicted in connection with Jon Bacon murder
It was on Aug. 14, 2011 when Kelowna residents got a big taste of the Lower Mainland’s gang violence problems. Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon had been up at the Delta Grand hotel, along with his...
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Metro Vancouver gangs expanding their web across B.C., police say
When Jody York was sentenced in the U.S. five years ago as a leader of a major international drug smuggling ring, he told the judge he was “anti-gang” and already reformed. Now out of prison, York has...
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REAL SCOOP: Several arrests in Kamloops hit Wolf Pack hard: Police
I was surprised to get copies this week of photographs showing Jody York wearing Independent Soldiers gear at a recent B.C. golf tournament. I covered York’s sentencing hearing in Seattle in 2011 and...
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REAL SCOOP: Richmond shooting now a murder
Richmond RCMP is confirming late Saturday that a man shot in a mall parking lot in the 11300-block of Steveston Hwy. earlier this evening has now died. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now...
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REAL SCOOP: Brazen daylight murder shocks Richmond residents
A Richmond developer was shot to death Saturday night in a targeted murder outside a busy strip mall at Steveston Highway and No. 5 Road. Everyone I’ve spoken to is scratching their heads about who...
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