Close X
Monday, September 23, 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

Ontario Couple Locked Puppy In Apartment Bathroom While On Two-Week Vacation

Ontario Couple Locked Puppy In Apartment Bathroom While On Two-Week Vacation
LONDON, Ont. — A southwestern Ontario couple has pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty after they locked their Chihuahua mix puppy in a bathroom when they left for a two-week vacation.

Ontario Couple Locked Puppy In Apartment Bathroom While On Two-Week Vacation

No Punishment For Winnipeg Police Officers Who Broadcast Sex Chat From Chopper

No Punishment For Winnipeg Police Officers Who Broadcast Sex Chat From Chopper
Winnipeg police say there will be no disciplinary action taken against two officers in a helicopter whose explicit conversation, including swearing and references to oral sex, was broadcast by loudspeaker to people below.

No Punishment For Winnipeg Police Officers Who Broadcast Sex Chat From Chopper

NDP Uses Mother's Child Care Benefit Donation As Fundraising Tool

NDP Uses Mother's Child Care Benefit Donation As Fundraising Tool
OTTAWA — The federal NDP seems to be encouraging parents who don't need the newly enhanced universal child care benefit to donate the money to the party.

NDP Uses Mother's Child Care Benefit Donation As Fundraising Tool

Special Investigations Unit Probes Fatal Shooting Involving Toronto Police

The SIU says in a release that a 21-year-old man was shot during an "interaction" with police after officers approached a vehicle about 2 a.m.

Special Investigations Unit Probes Fatal Shooting Involving Toronto Police

Dawson Lacroix, Toddler Reported Missing In Southern Quebec Found Dead After Intensive Search

Dawson Lacroix, Toddler Reported Missing In Southern Quebec Found Dead After Intensive Search
WATERLOO, Que. — A two-year-old child who went missing Friday evening in the town of Waterloo in southern Quebec was found dead later that night.

Dawson Lacroix, Toddler Reported Missing In Southern Quebec Found Dead After Intensive Search

Drugs Including Morphine Seized Within Maximum Security Donnacona, Que., Prison

Drugs Including Morphine Seized Within Maximum Security Donnacona, Que., Prison
DONNACONA, Que. — Guards at the maximum-security Donnacona penitentiary seized a large stash of drugs, including morphine, within the Quebec City-area prison this week.

Drugs Including Morphine Seized Within Maximum Security Donnacona, Que., Prison