New Delhi, June 9 -- Several gangsters and organised crime operatives wanted in India for charges ranging from murder and extortion to narcotics smuggling and terror-related activities allegedly continue to run criminal networks from the United States and Canada, as per a report published by Newsweek.

The report highlighted how fugitives linked to gangs and other organised criminal syndicates allegedly entered North America via student visas, seeking asylum and through illegal immigration routes, before rebuilding networks that now operate across multiple countries.

Newsweek reported that a former DHS officer said that they did not arrive to prey on Americans. Not at first. They came because the United States and Canada were safe ground...