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Kim Bolan

@kimbolan.bsky.social
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Award-winning Canadian journalist at the Vancouver Sun/Postmedia covering organized crime. Canucks fan since 1970 (sigh) kbolan@postmedia.com 604-219-5740 WhatsApp/Signal

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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two men found guilty tonight of the 2022 Whistler murder of Brothers Keepers gangster Meninder Dhaliwal. One of them also convicted of second-degree murder for killing Satindera Gill in the same attack: vancouversun.com/news/crime/j...
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Jury convicts two men of first-degree murder in fatal 2022 Whistler shooting
"We always thought it was this would be the result ... and we're just happy for both families,” the Crown prosecutor said after the verdict.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Defence lawyers for accused killers Gursimran Sahota and Tanvir Khakh point to holes in the Crown's case at Whistler double murder trial. The judge is now reading her charge to the jury (it's long.) Deliberations are expected to begin later today. vancouversun.com/news/crime/d...
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Defence raises doubts about evidence in Whistler murders
Defence lawyer Tony Paisana said that just because one of the victim's DNA was on clothing worn by his client doesn't mean he is guilty.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Crown closing at Whistler murder trial says enough circumstantial evidence to convict both accused vancouversun.com/news/strong-...
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Strong circumstantial evidence against accused in Whistler murders, Crown says
A Crown prosecutor made closing submissions at the trial of two men charged in a 2022 Whistler double murder on Wednesday.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A follow to the story I broke Friday about the RCMP telling Air India families the investigative is inactive with no leads to pursue. Some of the families want an urgent meeting with Public Safety Minister to find a way forward. vancouversun.com/news/crime/a...
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Air India families request urgent meeting with Canada's public safety minister
The families of some Air India bombing victims have requested a meeting with minister Gary Anandasangaree after learning the RCMP has no more leads in Canada's deadliest terrorist attack
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
More bad news for the Nanaimo Hells Angels as full-patch member pleads guilty to trafficking coke for the benefit of a criminal organization. vancouversun.com/news/bc-hell...
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B.C. Hells Angels trafficker pleads guilty in long-running island case
A full-patch member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels has pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including trafficking cocaine. Find out more.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tough news from the RCMP to the families of victims of the 1985 Air India boming - Canada's deadliest terrorist attack: vancouversun.com/news/crime/a...
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Air India families shocked that RCMP investigation at a dead end after 41 years
Some relatives of the 1985 Air India bombing victims are devastated after the RCMP told them the investigation has hit a dead end.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Interesting details of an CFSEU-led undercover investigation into the Nanaimo Hells Angels in this newly-released court ruling. Former Angel Kristopher Smith and his associate William Thompson were convicted in July on several counts. vancouversun.com/news/crime/f...
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Former Nanaimo Hells Angel and associate sold submachine gun to undercover cop
An ex-Hells Angel and his friend sold an Uzi submachine gun to an undercover RCMP officer posing as an agent for an Ontario drug kingpin.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was back at the Khakh/Sahota murder trial today where Crown prosecutors closed their case after Sgt. Chase Smith testified about possible escape routes used by the killers. The trial is adjourned until Thursday now. vancouversun.com/news/crime/m...
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Mountie testifies about escape route used after Whistler killings
Mountie testified about driving some of the suspected routes out of Whistler taken by two accused killers after double murder outside Sundial hotel.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Mountie showed jurors clothes with blood spots that accused killers Gursimran Sahota and Tanvir Khakh were wearing when they were arrested on July 24, 2022, less than an hour after Meninder Dhaliwal and Satindera Gill were killed in Whistler. vancouversun.com/news/crime/j...
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Jurors shown accused killers' clothes and shoes with blood spots on them
RCMP Cpl. Andrew Norris showed jurors the black hoodies, pants, shoes and gloves in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A BC judge said the DEA operated illegally in Canada despite knowing the rules. She called the conduct "egregious" and threw out an extradition case against a Canadian and alleged drug smuggler. My latest: vancouversun.com/news/crime/d...
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DEA operated 'illegally' in Canada, B.C. Supreme Court judge says
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has stayed an extradition proceeding because U.S. DEA agents “operated unlawfully and illegally in Canada.”
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today's court story from the murder trial of Gursimran Sahota and Tanvir Khakh, charged with the 2022 Whistler murders of Meninder Dhaliwal and Satindera Gill: vancouversun.com/news/crime/o...
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Officer testifies about pulling over suspects in Whistler murders
An RCMP officer described how a preliminary test done on the shoes of a double murder suspect on July 24, 2022 showed the possible presence of blood
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My latest - A Ukrainian suspect moved from Peru to BC in 2023 was allegedly involved in a major meth shipment to Australia in Jan. 2026, using a BC shell company with a single director in Poland. Now Dmytro Nikolaiev is set to be deported to Ukraine Sept. 14 vancouversun.com/news/crime/k...
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Kelowna man facing deportation after arrest for meth smuggling
Dmytro Nikolaiev, 46, allegedly hid 115 kilograms of meth in pickle jars and attempted to ship the load to Australia through the Port of Vancouver
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our story on the arrest of VPD officer/kids charity CEO Kal Dosanjh on fraud, theft, and breach of trust charges. vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
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Vancouver police officer arrested, charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust
VPD is expected to announce several charges against Kal Dosanjh, founder of Kids Play Foundation.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I was back at the murder trial of Gursimran Sahota and Tanvir Khakh today, where a woman testified about seeing one of the suspected shooters run away from the Whistler murder scene with a gun in hand. vancouversun.com/news/crime/w...
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Whistler visitor watched suspect with gun run from murder scene
Trial witness says she heard shots and then took video of a man running from the hotel where two men were murdered.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Four years after Meninder Dhaliwal and Satindera Gill were shot to death outside a Whistler hotel, the trial began this week for two accused killers. vancouversun.com/news/crime/d...
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Dramatic video of shooting in Whistler hotel lobby played at murder trial
The masked shooters, both dressed in black, appear from out of camera range and fire at two Sundial Hotel guests as they run outside
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The only person charged after the investigation that uncovered Canada's biggest fentanyl lab has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle meth to the Philippines and 3 other counts - none directly linked to the Falkland superlab. vancouversun.com/news/man-con...
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Man connected to Falkland drug lab pleads guilty to trying to send boxes of drugs to Philippines
The only person charged in connection with Canada's largest fentanyl and meth lab pleaded guilty Wednesday.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just back from a fantastic 2 weeks away and playing a little catch-up today. Last month I wrote about the complex corruption investigation into former Surrey Mountie Dawwd Soukary. Last week, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail. vancouversun.com/news/corrupt...
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Corrupt former Surrey Mountie gets 18-month jail sentence
An undercover operation tracked Dawwd Soukary as he supplied information to criminal associates. Find out more.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hearing from some in law enforcement about this surprising story today. Not a lot of detail about "allegations" from 2016-2018 against Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald. vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
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B.C.'s top Mountie relieved of his post after years-old allegations surface
Details of the allegations against Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald were not provided, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My story on a charge finally getting laid in the 1996 West End murder of Muriel Lindsay: vancouversun.com/news/mexican...
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Mexican national charged with 1996 murder in Vancouver's West End
A Mexican national has been extradited to B.C. and charged with the 1996 murder of Canada Post worker Muriel Lindsay in her apartment.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In 2022, US prosecutors said Vancouver's Vincent Chiu was a smuggling kingpin - moving millions worth of cocaine and heroin into Canada and MDMA south. But now he's out of jail and working as labourer in his hometown. vancouversun.com/news/crime/c...
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Convicted drug smuggler released on parole, now working as a labourer in B.C.
Vancouver's Vincent Chiu was sentenced to more than 14 years in a California courtroom in 2022
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
FINAL story on today's news conference about CFSEU shutting down a large-scale clandestine lab and seizing 44 firearms. Four suspects were arrested/released as the investigation continues: vancouversun.com/news/bc-anti...
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B.C. anti-gang police make arrests in Abbotsford drug lab and gun investigation
One of the suspects was arrested in Abbotsford, one in Surrey and two in Enderby. Read more.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On Monday, the Sinaloa kingpin known as El Mayo was sentenced in New York to life in prison. An alleged Surrey associate of El Mayo's is seeking to delay a civil forfeiture trial that was set to begin in B.C. Supreme Court Aug. 4. My update: vancouversun.com/news/crime/s...
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Surrey defendant seeks to delay Sinaloa-linked forfeiture case
The B.C. government wants two Surrey houses owned by James Sclater, worth almost $4 million, forfeited as proceeds of illicit activity
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Rookie Surrey Mountie Dawwd Soukary was determined to aid his gangster buddies. Here's how the RCMP's Anti-Corruption Unit took him down. He will be sentenced next month. vancouversun.com/news/how-maj...
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How a major undercover investigation nabbed a corrupt rookie Surrey Mountie
Dawwd Soukary had been a Mountie for less than six months when a tip came in to the Surrey detachment on Aug. 2, 2020. Kim Bolan reports.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A former VPD officer who killed a girlfriend in 1993 and a common-law spouse in 1996 is granted day parole. The son of victim Patti Ducharme said his family is “profoundly disappointed, shocked and heartbroken by the Parole Board of Canada’s decision.” vancouversun.com/news/crime/f...
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Day parole granted for former Vancouver police officer who killed two women
Now 66, Brock Graham will have to live in a halfway house, report any relationships with women and stay off dating sites
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Despite no charges in Canada after last week's arrest of 4 BC men in the FBI's Operation Hard Ball probe, the BC govt filed a second civil forfeiture suit - this one against accused smuggler Ravinder Dhanda. It comes days after a suit was filed against Garinder Deo vancouversun.com/news/bc-goes...
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B.C. goes after second accused trafficker charged in U.S. probe
Alleged Surrey drug kingpin charged after U.S. investigation should have to forfeit Surrey properties to B.C. government, new lawsuit says.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
UPDATE: BC gangster Garinder Deo has been arrested in France. He could face extradition proceedings to be sent directly to the US.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Just an update - the hearing involving these 3 BC men was adjourned and nothing can be reported from court today.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The FBI is looking for BC gangster Garinder Deo, charged in California for drug distribution for an Indian gang involved in extortion and contract killings. The BC govt has now filed a lawsuit to seize $11 million of his assets. vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...
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B.C. wants millions in assets from accused in massive U.S. drug and extortion case
The B.C. government wants to keep three properties owned by an accused drug smuggler who allegedly aided an Indian-based gang involved in extortions
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm down at BC Supreme Court for an appearance by three BC men accused of drug trafficking in the US Tuesday after a massive investigation into the Bishnoi gang and 2 other groups. There is a ban on publication for this hearing so I won't be able to report details.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our follow-up story on the U.S. charges against Bishnoi gangsters and alleged drug traffickers in B.C. The RCMP is not commenting on a U.S. allegation the accused worked with a corrupt CBSA official in B.C. vancouversun.com/news/crime/u...
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U.S. charges against Bishnoi welcomed, but more should be done in Canada
Two former police officers say it's concerning that American police can bring charges, while Canadian police appear to be unable to
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
U.S. indicts dozens linked to Bishnoi gang and other transnational crime groups, including BC residents. Two Bishnoi leaders ordered the 2023 murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, one of three indictments says vancouversun.com/news/crime/u...
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U.S. indicts Bishnoi gang leaders and others in B.C. for trafficking, violence
Several B.C. gangsters are among 24 arrested and charged in a sweeping U.S. indictment targeting India's Bishnoi gang and other transnational criminals.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Details of the investigation into a January extortion shooting in Surrey contained in civil forfeiture case to seize vehicle: vancouversun.com/news/bc-civi...
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B.C. civil forfeiture office targets vehicle used in Surrey extortion shooting
No charges have yet been laid but the B.C. government wants to keep the 22-year-old Honda Civic driven by the suspects. Find out more.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
An emotional day here in Ahakista, Ireland on the 41st anniversary of the Air India bombing that left 329 dead. Families of victims joined locals who were also impacted when the plane went down off shore near here. My report: vancouversun.com/news/air-ind... via
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Air India flight 182: 41 years later, tears of gratitude linger at Irish memorial for victims
“There's a learning here - which is about seeing humanity in others and caring for others in their deepest, darkest hours.” - Nisha Thampi, who was just six when her mother was killed
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I spent a few weeks investigating how suspected Brothers Keepers hitman Naseem Mohammed lived and died. IHIT says there are 4 suspects in his January murder. vancouversun.com/news/short-l...
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'Someone will turn on you': The short life and violent death of an alleged Surrey gang hitman
The cautionary tale of a notorious Brothers Keeper gangster and alleged hitman who was found shot to death in a burning Surrey house.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Canadian govt official just confirmed that BC fugitive/Wolfpack associate Denis Ivziku was arrested in Mexico May 14 and is currently in the extradition process. He is wanted on 2022 drug conspiracy charges out of Manitoba. UPDATED STORY: vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...
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B.C. fugitive in major Manitoba drug case arrested in Mexico
Denis Ivziku, 28, was picked up in Cancun by Mexican authorities earlier this month after receiving information on his whereabouts from the RCMP
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
B.C. fugitive and Wolfpack associate Denis Ivziku was arrested near Cancun, according to Mexican reports. I couldn’t get confirmation from Canadian authorities. He was charged in 2022 in the massive Project Divergent case. vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...
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B.C. fugitive in major Manitoba drug case reportedly arrested in Mexico
Denis Ivziku, 28, was picked up in Cancun by Mexican authorities earlier this month after receiving information on his whereabouts from the RCMP
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hells Angel Jaswinder Basi was at the Surrey business targeted by shooters Thursday afternoon. He was uninjured. Basi is a former Haney Angel, now with the Ontario Nomads. vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
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Hells Angel apparent target of Surrey shooting Thursday
A full-patch Hells Angel was uninjured after someone opened fire at a Surrey auto spa business Thursday afternoon.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Surrey drug smuggler claimed to US informants that he worked with some of the world's biggest criminal organizations. Now he's been sentenced in LA to 6.5 years. vancouversun.com/news/crime/s...
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Surrey drug kingpin sentenced to 6½ years in a U.S. prison
Opinder Sian, 38, pleaded guilty last November to conspiracy for his role in smuggling methamphetamine around the globe
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
B.C. wants a Langley condo and Surrey house forfeited for links to alleged drug and firearms traffickers: vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...
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B.C. seeks two properties from alleged drug and gun traffickers
The B.C. government wants two Lower Mainland residences and several luxury vehicles forfeited by alleged drug and firearms traffickers
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
More progress in B.C. extortion crisis - charges laid against 22-year-old in 3 separate incidents last December: vancouversun.com/news/crime/c...
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Charges laid in extortion cases in Surrey and Abbotsford
Gursewak Singh was initially arrested by Abbotsford police on Dec. 17, 2025, after a business in the 31000-block of King Road was shot.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Justice Martha Devlin has released an electronic version of her reasons for acquitting former RCMP William Majcher on a charge of "engaging in preparatory acts to commit an offence" under Canada's Security of Information Act www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2...
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2026 BCSC 879 R. v. Majcher
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Preliminary story on fatal Surrey shooting. Source says victim had links to the Brothers Keepers gang: vancouversun.com/news/crime/h...
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Homicide team called in after fatal Surrey shooting
The dead victim was left hanging out of a silver-coloured vehicle, cash on the ground in front of him, according to a photo sent to Postmedia
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Surprise guilty plea on one count of breach of trust from former rookie Surrey Mountie, who quit in 2021 while under investigation. vancouversun.com/news/former-...
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Former Surrey Mountie pleads guilty after corruption investigation
A former Surrey RCMP officer who was hanging around with gangsters has pleaded guilty to breach of trust. Find out more.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Was filling in for my colleague Susan Lazaruk at the Bill Majcher trial today when the Crown abruptly closed its case right when another witness was expected to be called. Susan will be back at the trial tomorrow. My story: vancouversun.com/news/prosecu...
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Prosecution closes its case against former Mountie accused of planning to help China in surprise move
The judge-alone trial is testing the prosecution theory that William Majcher planned to help the Chinese government repatriate a permanent Canadian resident
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
An update on the Jamie Bacon story I broke yesterday. The Correctional Service Canada explained that because Bacon served his full term, the CSC had no jurisdiction over him. So police obtained a "peace bond" in court so that conditions could be imposed. vancouversun.com/news/bc-gang...
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Gangster Jamie Bacon, convicted in Surrey Six murders, released from prison
Jamie Bacon has been released from prison less than six years after he was sentenced for murder conspiracy that led to deaths of six men.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Notorious gangster who sent killers to Surrey's Balmoral Tower has been released from prison. But Jamie Bacon is not expected to return to B.C. vancouversun.com/news/bc-gang...
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Gangster Jamie Bacon, convicted in Surrey Six murders, released from prison
Jamie Bacon has been released from prison less than six years after he was sentenced for murder conspiracy that led to deaths of six men.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Drugs, gun and cash found at Port Coquitlam house during arrest of murder suspect. BC wants to keep the cash: vancouversun.com/news/crime/b...
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B.C. wants to keep cash found at Port Coquitlam home of accused killer
Details of the drugs and cash found during Alan Taheri's arrest are laid out in a lawsuit filed against Taheri by B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
First weekend since 1993 with no dog. Not loving it.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Surrey gang cops all reassigned as staffing shortages continue. vancouversun.com/news/crime/s...
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