West Vancouver man wanted for U.S. crimes has been arrested in France
He is accused of helping move cocaine and heroin from California to Canada and the eastern United States, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, authorities in France arrested West Vancouver resident Garinder Singh Deo, 40, who now awaits extradition to the United States on conspiracy charges tied to the FBI's Operation Hardball investigation.
- U.S. indictments allege Deo conspired to traffic bulk quantities of cocaine and heroin from Southern California into Canada. Charges stem from a multipronged investigation into transnational criminal syndicates known as Operation Hardball.
- Federal investigations also link the broader crackdown to Lawrence Bishnoi, a gang leader charged with ordering the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023 outside a Surrey gurdwara.
- The Civil Forfeiture Office filed a notice of claim on July 8 seeking to seize three homes worth over $11 million connected to Deo, alleging they were obtained through unlawful activity.
- While 37 individuals face charges in this investigation, Deo remains in custody pending extradition, and all allegations regarding his involvement remain unproven in court.
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A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar, back right, is seen outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER — A West Vancouver man named in an American indictment as part of a multipronged investigation into international organized crime has been arr…
B.C. gangster arrested in France, B.C. looking to seize 3 of his properties worth $11m
A West Vancouver man charged with conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine and heroin through the US to Canada was arrested in France on July 7. Garinder Singh Deo, 40, was taken into police custody in France and is awaiting extradition to the United States to face charges connected to the FBI’s operation Hardball, the RCMP said Friday. Deo has been charged alongside 37 others as the FBI cracks down on Indian-based organized crime gr…
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