A substitute teacher in Surrey has been suspended after allegedly moonlighting as a pot dealer in Vancouver and he's not just accused of selling marijuana. Richmond RCMP Corporal Sherrdean Turley says Eugenio Alfonso Bahamonde was arrested near an elementary school in Vancouver on November 7th. "The driver was also seen smoking what appeared … [Read more...]
Two gangsters plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
July 18, 2012 by
Two more gangsters arrested in the drug operation that took down Jarrod Bacon and Wayne Scott, have seen similar fates. BC's Gang task force has announced 52 year old United Nations gang co-founder Doug Vanalstine and 33 year old Daryl Johnson have entered guilty pleas to a charge of conspiracy to traffick cocaine. Task force chief … [Read more...]
Vancouver man charged with human trafficking
October 28, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A 27-year-old man is accused of human trafficking and sex charges after Vancouver police busted a prostitution operation involving girls as young as 14.Reza Moazami is facing 18 counts, including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, sexual interference and living on the avails of a juvenile.Sgt. Rick Akin says the offences are … [Read more...]
Bacon brother in court for cocaine trafficking
October 6, 2011 by
With millions of dollars in illicit cross border drugs at stake, we're getting a peak into the drug dealing world of the Bacon brothers today. It comes at Jarrod Bacon's trial on a cocaine trafficking charge. Money was no object. Jarrod Bacon had $ 3 million available to buy cocaine, and he voiced … [Read more...]
Desert Riders explores world of camel jockeys and child trafficking
October 3, 2011 by
Vancouver director Vic Sarin felt compelled to tell the dark story of child-trafficking that producer Noemi Weis pitched to him two years ago about the Middle Eastern tradition of camel racing. “How can we see the war on television but we don’t know anything about this,” he said. “Where is our humanity?” The documentary Desert Riders follows the … [Read more...]
Woman accused of human trafficking may lose exclusive home
August 27, 2011 by
A woman charged with human trafficking may lose her expensive, West Vancouver home, after a court application by the provincial government. The provincial Office of Civil Forfeitures claims the home at 1455 Bramwell Road, in the exclusive British Properties, was used to "facilitate human trafficking and exploitation". In documents filed in BC … [Read more...]
B.C. flags in fight against human trafficking
August 4, 2011 by
Little more than a month ago, Solicitor-General Shirley Bond was talking tough, calling human trafficking both "unacceptable" and "a terrible crime."She had good reason. In 2007, ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
B.C. shrinks anti-human trafficking office
August 3, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The B.C. office devoted to fighting human trafficking has been drastically reduced, prompting outcry from victims' advocates who fear more people will suffer while criminals will ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
