REAL SCOOP: Hells Angel Suminder Grewal laid to rest
Myself and photographer Richard Lam were out in Delta covering the funeral service of slain Hells Angel Suminder “Allie” Grewal today. It was a huge event, with more than 250 bikers, along with many...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Grewal formed company linked to man murdered in 2012
I have been trying to document tips I've received about the financial history of slain Hells Angels Suminder Grewal. I got a hold of older corporate documents that show an older company he started in...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: VPD searching for gang conflict suspect
Vancouver Police issued a news release Thursday seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict. And Surrey RCMP said two others allegedly involved in the...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Fraser Valley man linked to helicopter smuggling, suit says
I don't know yet if this alleged smuggling operation is linked to one specific criminal organization in B.C. but am continuing to investigate it. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Two men wounded in Surrey shooting
Two men were wounded in a Surrey shooting Tuesday afternoon. Surrey RCMP said in a news release that officers responded to multiple reports of shot fired in the 15900-block of 111 Avenue just before 5...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Surrey RCMP issues warning about man wounded in shooting
Surrey RCMP is warning the public about an alleged drug trafficker who has been shot twice in the last two weeks, but is refusing to cooperate with police Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Suspected B.C. trafficker missing in Mexico
It's been about a month since I began hearing that Rachid Jalifi, who grew up in South Surrey-White Rock, was missing in Mexico after apparently going there to make a connection with a local cartel....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: BC men arrested in US drug case
There are a few familiar names in two U.S. indictments charging more than a dozen people with various drug trafficking and smuggling offences in California this week. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Surrey Six killer's brother gunned down in Aldergrove
Another month and another shocking public murder of a high-profile gangster that left witnesses stunned. Even Sgt. Frank Jang, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, who viewed the video of...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Mexican linked to money laundering fights in Federal Court
A Federal Court judge has reserved his decision on whether Mexican businessman Sergio Reyes Garcia should be allowed to return to Canada after allegedly having a link to money laundering through a...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Government says Jaguar used in trafficking
It seems that those in the drug trade are using higher-end vehicles as they drive around doing their business. I have come across civil forfeiture cases filed against Teslas and now Jaguars. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Valley gangster facing new charges
Clayton Eheler still hasn’t been sentenced for 2015 drug trafficking charges. But he is now facing new counts related to a passport he allegedly obtained fraudulently last March. In the summer, I...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Brothers accused in different gang slayings
I have seen a lot of families over the years where more one member has gotten caught up in gang life - the Bacons where one brother was killed and two convicted of various gang/drug-related charges....
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Another UN gangster pleads guilty to conspiracy
Since the first charges were laid in April 2009 against members and associates of the UN gang for plotting to kill the Bacon brothers and other Red Scorpions, there have been several successful...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Government wants Haevischer's jewels and cash
I don't think I have seen another civil forfeiture case filed after the person who owned the assets is dead. But the B.C. government is trying to keep money and cash seized in July 2018 from Red...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Another alleged trafficker sued by government
These civil forfeiture cases are getting filed as criminal investigations continue. This one is targeting the assets of an alleged Burnaby trafficker, his wife, his step-dad and his mom. Read More
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Police search for suspects in rash of shootings
There are lots of politicians talking about gun violence during this election campaign. While they offer their varying views about what should/could be done, police continue to deal with the brazen...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Gang-linked men charged after police find firearm
With escalating gang violence, there seems to be many people driving around the Lower Mainland with illegal firearms. Surrey RCMP today announced the arrests of two more linked to the Brothers Keepers...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Sophon Sek gets stat release, but likely to be deported
Sophon Sek got a much longer sentence for trafficking drugs and possessing firearms than he did for helping the Surrey Six killers get access to the Balmoral Tower in 2007 so they could kill six...
View ArticleREAL SCOOP: Sophon Sek agrees to return to Cambodia
So I learned Friday that Sophon Sek had already been transferred into Immigration detention after he reached his statutory release date on Sept. 27. I was able to cover his seven-day detention hearing...
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