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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 · 07/10/2026
Responses from both Discord and Twitch about the fact Tumbler Ridge killer Jesse Van Rootselaar and alleged accomplice used both before Feb's mass murder: vancouversun.com/news/social-...
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Social media companies say they're co-operating in Tumbler Ridge murder probe
Jesse Van Rootselaar laid out details of her plan to carry out a mass shooting on Discord for six months before the Feb. 10 murders
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
About to head north from Seattle. Here's the final story I did with @stephanieip.bsky.social Such a disturbing development/day - especially for the families impacted. vancouversun.com/news/tumbler...
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U.S. charges reveal chilling details of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Police allege the 30-year-old Washington State resident provided money for supplies and advice on how to increase the carnage.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m down in Seattle for a news conference announcing details of the arrest of a Washington man in connection with February’s Tumbler Ridge murders.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More fentanyl seized at Chilliwack lab than was found at record Falkland lab 2 years ago. No charges yet in this case, but civil forfeiture lawsuit has been filed. vancouversun.com/news/crime/p...
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Police seized more fentanyl at Chilliwack lab than previous Canadian record bust in Falkland
Two years ago, the RCMP announced that officers had dismantled Canada's largest ever clandestine fentanyl lab in Falkland, B.C.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The jury deliberating for just 2 hours before convicting on all counts. It was a dramatic scene after hours at the Vancouver Law Courts in Courtroom 67. The rest of the building was dark. The killers didn't seem bothered by the verdict, despite the life sentence it carries.
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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
Nikolaiev unsuccessfully argued in Federal Court that he could be conscripted and face an unfair prosecution stemming from a 2015 car accident that killed a friend if sent back to Ukraine. No charges in BC in the meth case. 2 Australians charged in March.
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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
No mention of fingerprints in the opening. But blood DNA from one of the victims found on both accused.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is a jury trial so I won't link to or post earlier stories of mine that mention affiliations and possible motives. The Crown said in its opening that it won't be presenting motive evidence (nor does it have to.)
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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
Randhawa is still a defendant in a govt lawsuit seeking forfeiture of the Falkland property where the lab was located, though he has not filed a statement of defence.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa will be sentenced in January after his guilty plea before BC Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray today. We may never learn more about those behind the Falkland lab given the lack of additional charges.
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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
More details of the investigation that led to charges against Soukary in my earlier story: 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 · 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
Dhanda and his alleged associates Gurtej Smagh and Jaskarn Baghri are in custody in BC pending an extradition hearing (or a bail decision.) Deo, of West Van, was arrested in France. The US is also seeking his extradition.
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Kim Bolan @kimbolan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The civil forfeiture office is seeking property work more than $6 million from Dhanda and his wife. The Deo civil forfeiture case is seeking property worth $11 million. No statements of defence have been filed yet.
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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
If the accused get released on bail, we are able to report that - just not details of what was said in court.
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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 · 16/06/2026
Thanks for including me on your list with those amazing reporters Tyler!
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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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