Canada deports 2 for drug trafficking
Toronto, June 24 -- Two Indians have been removed from Canada after their involvement surfaced in drug-related crime, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has said. Another Indian national, who too has been charged, is likely to face similar action.
The investigation against the three was carried out in connection with the seizure of drugs, including fentanyl. In a statement on Monday, the Surrey Police Service (SPS) said the seizure involved multiple drugs with a street value of an estimated CAD 891,000. The SPS said it undertook a four-month operation dubbed Project Phantom, beginning in February when its prolific offender unit (POU) "initiated an investigation into several individuals believed to be involved in drug trafficking, including potentially deadly fentanyl."
Investigators gathered evidence of alleged drug trafficking activities associated to a Surrey residence and on May 21, searched the location with assistance from CBSA, Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team and SPS Frontline members.
Three people were arrested. Later, on June 19, 24-year-old Gurjot Singh was charged with one count of trafficking in a controlled substance and five counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. The other two Indian nationals were not named, and were not charged with offences, but were removed from Canada by the CBSA. The agency is also working with the SPS regarding Gurjot Singh. The drugs seized included 468-gm fentanyl, estimated to be approximately 23,400 lethal doses.
In May this year, CBSA president Erin O'Gorman said that the agency had opened 446 immigration investigations, issued 118 removal orders for various inadmissibility grounds, and enforced 55 removals, including several Indians. Earlier removals announced so far had been all linked to extortion-related activities.
This year, Canada has removed several Indian nationals due to links to extortion-related violence....
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