Vancouver Law Courts busy Monday with gang cases – UPDATE
I have been down all day at the Vancouver Law Courts for what was supposed to be the start of the trafficking trial of gangster Sukh Dhak and his co-accused Bobby Pabla and Neville Rankin. So far, the...
View ArticleDhak trial opening stalled for a second day
I am still awaiting the start of gangster Sukh Dhak’s conspiracy to traffic trial at the Vancouver Law Courts. If this last minute pre-trial motions are completed early this afternoon, we could still...
View ArticleDhak the mastermind behind ecstasy lab: Crown
Sukh Dhak’s long-awaited trial on three drug-related charges finally began in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday, more than four years after he was arrested. He and his co-accused, Baljit Pabla and Neville...
View ArticleCourt updates from Dhak in Vancouver to Stirling in Florida
I just want to update you on a few court cases that I have been covering. The Sukh Dhak, Baljit Pabla and Neville Rankin MDMA conspiracy case is now adjourned until Nov. 19th at the Vancouver Law...
View ArticleSukh Dhak and Thomas Mantel dead after targeted shooting in Burnaby – UPDATE
I remember running into Sukh Dhak by the elevators on the fourth floor of the Vancouver Law Courts last May. It was days after Tom Gisby had been murdered. Things on the streets outside were very...
View ArticleDhak drug trial adjourned in court after Monday’s slaying
A drug trial involving slain gangster Sukh Dhak was adjourned in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Dhak and his bodyguard Thomas Mantel were gunned down in Burnaby. B.C. Supreme...
View ArticleGang cops can’t follow targeted gangsters 24/7: CFSEU
B.C. gang enforcement teams have headed off murders and shootings in recent months, despite the targeted slayings of two high-profile gangsters Monday, police say. Sgt. Ghalib Bhayani, of the Combined...
View ArticleCourt updates from Sukh Dhak to Jesse Margison
A B.C. Supreme Court judge dropped drug charges against slain gangster Sukh Dhak Monday – a week after he and his bodyguard were gunned down in Burnaby. Justice Gail Dickson granted the “abatement” or...
View ArticleDhak and Mantel laid to rest in recent days after targeted Burnaby slaying
There was a heavy police presence at funeral services for Sukh Dhak Sunday. The service was held at Delta’s Riverside Crematorium, where his brother Gurmit’s service was held in October 2010. After...
View ArticleMcBride, Khun-Khun, Jones charged with murder – UPDATE
Gangsters Jason McBride, Jujhar Khun-Khun and Michael Kerry Hunter Jones are now charged in connection with the brazen Aug. 2011 Kelowna gang shooting that saw Red Scorpion Jon Bacon killed, Hells...
View ArticleThree Dhak associates charged in Bacon murder – UPDATE
Three gangsters linked to the late Sukh Dhak have been charged with killing Red Scorpion Jon Bacon and wounding four of his associates in a brazen daylight shooting outside a Kelowna luxury hotel in...
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 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 ArticleSuspects in Duhre murder already charged in Toronto hit
Two men charged in a high-profile Toronto murder are also suspects in the brazen Vancouver shooting of gangster Sandip Duhre in January 2012. Vancouver police investigators have been building a case...
View ArticleDhak associate gets 44-month sentence for loaded guns
A gangster long associated to the Dhak crime group was sentenced to more than three years in jail Monday after being convicted of two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition. Ryan...
View ArticleDhak gang associates face firearms and drug charges
Two Surrey gangsters linked to the former Dhak-Duhre-United Nations group are facing firearms and trafficking charges after an investigation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Last May,...
View ArticleMore charges for Kelowna gang associate
In January, gang associate Shane Dankoski was charged in Kelowna with unauthorized possession of a firearm and knowingly possessing a firearm without a licence. He was released on $7500 bail and a...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Sean Kelly latest victim of Surrey gang war
Surrey’s latest murder victim was well-known to police for his involvement in the drug trade. Sean Christopher Kelly, 27, was shot to death July 31 about 8:20 p.m. in the 13900-block of Antrim Road....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Hells Angel Amero appears in Ontario court on new charges
B.C. Hells Angels Larry Amero has appeared in an Ontario courtroom after being arrested by Vancouver Police in Ottawa Thursday and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the 2012...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Years of violent retaliation before Kelowna plea deal this month
I spent the last few days piecing together this weekend feature about all the murders and shootings that are believed to be linked to the conflict between the so-called Dhak-Duhre-UN group and the Wolf...
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