Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

41 charges laid in B.C. anti-gang investigation

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Dec, 2022 05:58 PM
  • 41 charges laid in B.C. anti-gang investigation

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's anti-gang unit says federal prosecutors have approved 41 criminal charges against four alleged drug traffickers following a more than four-year investigation.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. says it worked with the RCMP's federal Serious Organized Crime Unit on the file that targeted the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and its affiliates on Vancouver Island.

Police say the investigation disrupted a significant drug trafficking network and stopped the Hells Angels from expanding on Vancouver Island.

Beginning in June 2018, police say officers targeted the criminal networks of members of the Hells Angels in Nanaimo and their alleged support clubs, the Savages and Devils Army.

In the course of the probe, they say they confiscated 22 firearms and more than 13 kilograms of illegal drugs, while also making several arrests.

Police say on Wednesday, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada approved 41 charges against four men, one of whom was arrested and released, while warrants have been issued for the other three.

"This lengthy and complex investigation spanned over four years and included over 50 dedicated resources resulting in significant seizures of potentially deadly drugs and serious charges," said Assistant Commissioner Manny Mann, chief officer for the special enforcement unit, in a statement.

MORE National ARTICLES

Snowstorm paralyzes B.C. south coast

Snowstorm paralyzes B.C. south coast
The snow and freezing temperatures turned many Metro Vancouver roads and bridges to sheets of ice, making the Tuesday evening commute an hours-long ordeal. At YVR, officials are urging patience after an EVA Air flight skidded off a taxiway upon landing Tuesday evening and remains stuck in the grass.   

Snowstorm paralyzes B.C. south coast

SFU Surrey getting a new medical school to train doctors

SFU Surrey getting a new medical school to train doctors
Ten days after being sworn in as Premier of British Columbia, David Eby was at SFU’s Surrey campus to announce $4.9 million in start-up funding for the medical school on Monday and to share some of the first details about the school, which is aiming to accept it first students by September 2026.  

SFU Surrey getting a new medical school to train doctors

Man allegedly assaulted several strangers before brandishing a weapon: VPD

Man allegedly assaulted several strangers before brandishing a weapon: VPD
Witnesses told police the man slapped a woman, assaulted a cyclist, then tried to attack someone who was walking amongst a group of people outside Nester’s Market. He also allegedly tried to start a fight near the Metropole Pub and brandished a weapon before being confronted by police.

Man allegedly assaulted several strangers before brandishing a weapon: VPD

Trudeau: Chinese protesters deserve free speech

Trudeau: Chinese protesters deserve free speech
Crowds in China angered by the anti-virus controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. The regime has eased some of its strict controls after demonstrations in at least eight mainland cities as well as Hong Kong.  

Trudeau: Chinese protesters deserve free speech

Amanda Todd's harasser returned to the Netherlands

Amanda Todd's harasser returned to the Netherlands
Canada's Justice Department says Aydin Coban was taken back to his home country on Nov. 24, where he will continue serving a nearly 11-year sentence imposed by a Dutch court in 2017 for similar crimes involving more than 30 youth.

Amanda Todd's harasser returned to the Netherlands

BoC posts first quarterly loss in its history

BoC posts first quarterly loss in its history
The Bank of Canada's aggressive interest rate hikes this year have raised the cost of interest charges it pays on settlement balances deposited in the accounts of big banks. That's while the income the central bank receives from government bonds it holds remains fixed.  

BoC posts first quarterly loss in its history