Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

Indo-Canadian Man Gurnazbir Singh Sandhu, 25, Charged In A Major Calgary Drug Bust

Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 Aug, 2015 11:33 AM
  • Indo-Canadian Man Gurnazbir Singh Sandhu, 25, Charged In A Major Calgary Drug Bust
An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have charged with several offences after drugs, weapons, cash and a stolen motorcycle were seized from their apartment in Canada's Calgary province, a media report said.
 
Gurnazbir Singh Sandhu, 25, and his accomplice Richard Julies Rysdale, 28 were arrested in from their Taradale city apartment with the help of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers, a report in Calgary Herald said.
 
The police were working out modalities to deport Sandhu to India.
 
Following a two-week investigation, drug unit officials were called to Sandhu's residence on July 28 to execute a search warrant.
 
The two residents were at home at the time of search.
 
The police found 11,645 Canadian dollars ($8,866) cash, including 42 different types of foreign currency totalling about 2,800 Canadian dollars ($2,131).
 
About 104 grams of methamphetamine -- an extremely addictive stimulant drug -- with an estimated street value of 10,460 Canadian dollars ($7,964) and over 11 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of 1,200 Canadian dollars ($913) were also recovered.
 
The police also recovered 57 undetermined pills which were sent to Health Canada for analysis.
 
 
Apart from these, three vials of steroids, three knives, three replica handguns, seven cellphones were found at the partment.
 
A stolen 2011 Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle, scales and packaging material, some documents items were also found in the fourth-floor suite in which they were staying.
 
Sandhu and Rysdale were charged with possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of stolen property and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, the report said.
 
Sandhu, studying in British Columbia on a student visa that had expired eight months ago, was also charged of breach of probation.
 
"Pending the outcome of court, CBSA has issued an exclusion order, which ultimately will remove him from Canada," drug unit Staff Sergeant Martin Schiavetta was quoted as saying.
 
"At this time, we don't believe that they're connected to any larger organised crime groups," Schiavetta added.

MORE National ARTICLES

Two Indian-Americans On Republican Diversity Project Leadership

Two Indian-Americans On Republican Diversity Project Leadership
Ahead of the 2015-2016 election cycle, the Republican Party has included two Indian-Americans state legislators on a project to recruit, train, and elect Republican candidates from diverse communities on the state level.

Two Indian-Americans On Republican Diversity Project Leadership

US Senator To Be Honoured As Friend Of India

US Senator To Be Honoured As Friend Of India
A leading Indian community organisation will honour a US senator as a Friend of India with five outstanding achievers of the Indian American community at its annual awards banquet in Stamford Saturday.

US Senator To Be Honoured As Friend Of India

Canada Withdraws 'Discriminatory' Turban Screening Airport Policy After Backlash

Canada Withdraws 'Discriminatory' Turban Screening Airport Policy After Backlash
A new Ottawa policy that required secondary inspection of religious headgear, which the Sikhs believed to be discriminatory, has been abruptly reversed.

Canada Withdraws 'Discriminatory' Turban Screening Airport Policy After Backlash

Journalist Says Furlong's Lawyer Demanded She Turn Over Research Into His Past

Journalist Says Furlong's Lawyer Demanded She Turn Over Research Into His Past
VANCOUVER — A freelance journalist says she exchanged scores of emails with John Furlong's lawyer in the spring of 2012 but received no answers to her questions about Furlong's past in Burns Lake, B.C.

Journalist Says Furlong's Lawyer Demanded She Turn Over Research Into His Past

17-year-old Suspect Charged In Whistler Attack; Making Court Appearance Thursday

17-year-old Suspect Charged In Whistler Attack; Making Court Appearance Thursday
WHISTLER, B.C. — A 17-year-old Vancouver resident has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in Whistler, B.C.

17-year-old Suspect Charged In Whistler Attack; Making Court Appearance Thursday

Robert Pickton's Brother Wants Sexual-assault Civil Lawsuit Pushed Back Again

A lawyer for the brother of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton is expected in court this morning to ask a judge to postpone a lawsuit alleging his client threatened to rape and kill a woman more than two decades ago.

Robert Pickton's Brother Wants Sexual-assault Civil Lawsuit Pushed Back Again