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What Was in U.S. Indictments Targeting Alleged Canada-Linked Crime Groups?
U.S. prosecutors say the gang ran a global network that moved cocaine and methamphetamine across the U.S.-Canada border and extorted victims for cash.
Lawrence Bishnoi is accused by U.S. authorities of leading a global crime group involved in the June 2023 murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C..
Bishnoi's group is alleged to have committed a November 2023 shooting at the home of Indian singer Rupinder Grewal, as well as engaged in international drug trafficking, extortion, and theft across Canada, the U.S., and Britain..