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Two island men face drug charges
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit announced trafficking charges Tuesday against two Vancouver Island men who police say are major players in the drug trade. Ali Arash Ziaee, 26, and Zachary...
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Manitoba declares Hells Angels a criminal organization
The B.C. government has no plans to follow Manitoba and declare the Hells Angels a criminal organization in this province. In a statement issued in Victoria Friday, the Justice Ministry said: “B.C....
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New medical marijuana system will lead to widespread fraud
There are many problems with the new medical marijuana program being initiated by the Conservative government. Activists and media reports have already highlighted some of the biggest ones: eliminating...
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Nomads sell Burnaby clubhouse for more than $2 million
One of B.C.’s wealthiest Hells Angels chapters has sold the Burnaby clubhouse it has operated for seven years, The Vancouver Sun has learned. The Nomads chapter of the notorious biker gang has met...
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Kody Phillips recalls watching his father beaten to death
Kody Phillips described in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday how he watched his dad Dain kicked and stomped by four men charged with manslaughter, right after two Hells Angels struck the Kelowna man with bats...
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Biker expert says Hells Angels selling their assets
Hells Angels across Canada have been selling off their assets to avoid having them seized in civil forfeiture or proceeds of crime cases, a law enforcement expert on the biker gangs said Tuesday. Det....
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Canada wants former leader of UK Babbar Khalsa banned here
Gurmej Singh Gill says the British Babbar Khalsa group he founded had nothing to do with its namesakes in other countries like Canada that were linked to terrorism. Testifying at an immigration hearing...
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Remains identified as missing Vancouver man Barry Hinchcliffe
When Barry Carl Hinchcliffe vanished on Sept. 20, 2011, he had hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of assets and no known job. Police suspect the 44-year-old Vancouver man was involved in the drug...
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Youth voice drove changes for former foster kids in Ontario, advocate says
The youth voice is what made a difference in changing the Ontario government’s attitude toward former foster kids, that province’s advocate for children and youth says. “I think that young people’s...
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Sentencing for B.C. man linked to Sinaloa cartel delayed in California
International cocaine broker and former B.C. resident John Krokos was supposed to be sentenced in California in February, but his hearing has now been delayed until May 8 (it was set for March 13, but...
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Changes possible in Canadian pot possession laws
Interesting developments in both Ottawa and Vancouver on enforcement of pot possession laws. In Ottawa, Justice Minister Peter MacKay said the federal government is looking at loosening marijuana laws...
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Man wounded in Surrey shooting early Thursday
A man was wounded in Surrey early this morning after a shooting in the 13300 block of King George Blvd. Surrey RCMP says officers got a shots fired call about 1:20 am in the area of the Cedar Park...
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Red Scorpion associate charged with two counts of trafficking
A Red Scorpion associate has now been charged with two counts of trafficking after his arrest on Vancouver Island in January. Adam Stephen Donald, 40, was picked up by the Emergency Response Team in...
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Past chair of BCPSEA speaks out
The chairwoman of the employers’ bargaining committee during the last round of teacher contract negotiations has affirmed some of the judge’s findings in the teachers’ court case. Melanie Joy, chair of...
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Vancouver Police investigate Saturday night shooting
Vancouver Police are investigating a shooting after a wounded man stumbled into a Victoria Drive restaurant about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. The victim, a 33 year old Burnaby man, had been sitting in a...
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Star witness Person Y to testify at Surrey Six today
There are several undercover cops near the entrance to courtroom 20 at the Vancouver Law Courts today as Person Y, a former Red Scorpion gang member who has admitted his role in several murders, is...
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Star witness describes inner workings of Red Scorpion gang at Surrey Six...
A convicted killer and star witness at the Surrey Six trial said he joined the Red Scorpion gang as a protector of leader Jamie Bacon, but later realized that loyalty among criminals was “just a big...
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Charges laid in 2008 Agassiz murder
Chilliwack resident Michael Scullion was out for drinks with friends when he vanished in April 2008. Police believed he met foul play even though his body was never found. On Friday, the Integrated...
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Gangster killled in double shooting on West Cordova Monday
A long-time gangster was killed and another man wounded in a targeted shooting in Coal Harbour about 10:30 p.m. Monday night. Dead is Tejinder Singh “Tee” Malli, 29, who was once aligned with the Red...
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Person Y says the hit on Corey Lal was planned for weeks
Accused Surrey Six killer Matt Johnston held up six fingers as he told his gang mate about the murders right after they happened, B.C. Supreme Court heard Tuesday. The former Red Scorpion, identified...
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