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Authors: Jerry Langton
Despite that basic truth, things have changed for the better in British Columbia. No longer are daytime shootings commonplace. Drive-by assassinations now seem like a thing of the past. It's still a very dangerous game, but one could say that the war is over.
The very public collapse of the Bacon dynasty had something to do with that. People, when they join the drug trafficking world, often are intellectually aware of the dangers involved but do not have the visceral fear of death or imprisonment that perhaps they should.
But there was something different about the Bacons. They were middle-class boys next door, kids with a comfortable past and an enviable future. But when it was all said and done, they went three up, three down after they decided to pursue careers in trafficking. The fact that they were so easy for many people to identify with made the reality of their fates sink in for many. Suddenly, the twin specters of long imprisonment and murder seemed very real and had to be factored into any decision to enter the game or not.
And there was also their involvement in the Surrey Six murders, which caused revulsion among the public. It was one thing for gangsters to kill gangsters (and that happened at a sickening rate for a while), but to see two innocent people die like that for no reason was sobering. And there was no way to escape it. A massive public outcry galvanized around grieving mother Eileen Mohan made sure that anyone who was involved in trafficking had to be constantly reminded of the innocent victims of the world they were in. It was enough to break the spirit of Dennis Karbovanec, as hardened a criminal as any.
The lasting effect of the dramatic and very public saga of the Bacon Brothers was not to reduce the amount of drugs trafficked in and out of the province, but rather to put a definite cap on the violence which had, up until then, been escalating out of control.
Just a few years earlier, there were legions of high school kids in the area who idolized the Bacons and wanted to be just like them. The fancy cars, fancy clothes and legions of girlfriends seemed like they were pulled directly from a schoolboy fantasy. But now that the area's most prominent drug traffickers were rotting behind bars or six feet underground, the gangster lifestyle didn't seem so attractive after all.
Without realizing it, and certainly without trying, the Bacon Brothers actually made British Columbia a safer place.
Index
A
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Aburto, Marlin “Marlo”
Ahmed, Mohamad
Ahuja, Rabinder
Alemy, Koshan
Alemy, Nicole Marie
Alexander, Christina
Alkhalil, Khalil
Alkhalil, Mahmoud
Allen, Greg
Alekseev, Aleksandr
Alekseev, Eugeniy
Alvarez, Rob
Amero, Larry
Amoretto, Frank
Anderson, Brenden
Ansari, Sasan
Arrance, Joey
Attew, Dave
B
Bacon, James Kyle “Jamie”
Bacon, Jarrod
Bacon, Jonathan David
Bacon, Susan
Bahman, Merhdad “Juicy”
Baldini, Raphael
Balmoral Tower
Barber, Jonathan
Barber, Kyle
Barger, Sonny
Barrett, Gregory
Bartolomeo, Damon
Bartolomeo, Norman
Bartolomeo, Ryan
Bath, Gurwinder Singh
Batke, Karen
Bayani, Omid
Benji, Kulwinder “Jassy”
Benji, Rajinder “Little Raj”
Big Circle Boys
Binhamad, Haddi
Bird, Jesse
Black, Lyndsey
Bodie, Steve
Bolan, Kim
Bontkes, Marc
Boucher, Maurice “Mom”
Bowles, Randall
Brassington, Derek
Brienza, Romano
Brienza, Vincenzo “Vinnie”
Brotzel, Greg
Brown, Steve
Brown, Zachary
Bryan, Tiffany
Budai, Michael Kim
Bui, Hung Van “Scarface” (or “Sonny”)
Bui, Winston Thieu Anh
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burton, Rayleene
Buteau, Yves “Le Boss”
Buttar, Bal
Buzeta, Calle Pedro
Byford, David
C
Cali Cartel
Campbell, Thomas J.
Carr, Dale
Castañeda, Elliot “Taco”
Chahil, Jaspreet “Justin”
Chan, Jing Bon
Chan, Randy
Chana, Parminder
Chand, Vikash
Charlie, Fabian
Chartrand, Travis
Chee, Peter
Cheng, Godwin
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Chu, Jim
Ciancio, Roberto Salvatore
Ciarnello, Rick
Cilliers, Andrew “Dru”
Clark Park gang
Cocks, Norman
Cocks, Robert
Colligan, Adam
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU)
Cooper, Nicole
Corrections Canada
Cotrell, Nicola
Coulter, James
Crew, the
Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada (CSIS)
Croitoru, Ion “Johnny K-9”
Cruz, Jed
Cullen, Austin
Curry, Joe
D
Daggitt, Roger
Daval, Naveen Shiv
Davis, Ken
Davis, Rachel
Dean, Faisel Ali
Dean, Nazreen
Desjardins, Daryl
Dhak, Gurmit Singh
Dhaliwal, Brian “Shrek”
Dhaliwal, Sukhwinder “DB”
Dheil, Amarjit Singh
Dhillon, Bakhar Singh
Doern, Ken
Doggett, Korinne
Donovan, Byron
Dosanjh, Gerpal Singh “Paul”
Dosanjh, Jimsher “Jimmy” Singh
Dosanjh, Ranjit “Ron”
drugs
cocaine
ecstasy
GHB
heroin
marijuana
methamphetamine
morphine
opium
Oxycontin
Percocet
Dudley, Lisa
Duhr, Paul Singh
E
Elshamy, Dean
Ennis, Carl
Enright, Jeremy
Espadilla, Barry
extortion
F
Fanning, Tim
Ferland, Zachary
Fews, Brian
Fielding, Greg
Filonov, Sergey
Filonov, Taras
Fiske, Eric
Forster, John
Fraser, Roy
Fredin, Kirsten
Fredin, Linda
Froess, Ernie
G
Gabriel, Todd
Game Tight Soldiers
Gardner, Donald
Gastown Riots
Gault, Stephen “Hannibal”
Gerrior, Chance
Gerth, Jane
Ghavami, Nima
Giesbrecht, Shawn
Giese, Brittany
Giles, David
Gill, Preet “Peter” Sarbjit
Ginnetti, John “Ray”
Girard, Danielle
Goldman, Alexander
Goos, Joshua
Gordon, Mike
Gordon, Rob
Graves, Ray
Graves, Sonto
Green, Bob
Guess, Gillian
H
Habib, Dale
Hadden, Michael “Spike”
Hadden-Watts, Leah
Haevischer, Cody Ray
Hallgarth, Kimberley
Hang, Hy
Hanna, Terry
Hanson, Audey
Harley-Davidson
Haugen, Dustin “Princess”
Haughton, Kevin
Harvey, Jeff
Hawboldt, Debbie
Hayer, Tara Singh
Haynes, Brett
Hehn, Glen “Kingpin”
Hells Angels
Nomads, the
Henderson, Andrew
Hendrick, Joshua
Heng, Dilun
Hillsdon, Paul
Hogan, P.V.
Holmes, Jesse
Holtz, Alphonse
Hong Kong, China
Hooites-Meursing, Anton Brad Kornelius
Huang, Hong Chao “Raymond”
Hui, Richard
Hung Ying (Red Eagles)
I
Independent Soldiers, the
Irving, Brittney
J
Jackman, Albert
Jai, Ling Yue (David So)
Jansen, Richard
Johal, Bhupinder “Bindy” Singh
Johal, Sarpreet
Johl, Karmen Singh
Johnson, Daryl
Johnson, John “JJ”
Johnson, Matthew James
Johnson, Paul
Johnston, Jesse
Johnston, Matthew
Jones, Randy
Jung, Richard
K
Kaawach, Ahmet “Lou”
Karbovanec, Dennis
Kawabata, Tomohisa
Keane, Kevin
Kelemen, Wesley
Kelowna, British Columbia
Keung, Law Kin (Allan Law)
Khun Khun, Gorinder Singh
Kim, Ho-Sik “Phil”
King Pin Crew, the
Kinnear, Brianna
Kitsilano, British Columbia
Klassen, Daryl
Kocoski, Nicholas “Nick”
Konkin, Cory
Krantz, Joe “J Money”
Krogstad, Norman
Kumar, Sharmila
L
Lahn, John (Laurent Jean-Guy Rahal)
Lal, Corey Jason Michael
Lal, Michael Justin
Lamoureux, Laura Lynn
Langlie, Emily
Lanot, Mao Jomar
LaPrairie, Peter
Le, Quang Vhin Thang “Michael”
LeClair, Kevin
Leask, Peter
Leclerc, Daniel
Lee, Jong Ca “John”
Lee, Pam
Lee, Yong
Li, Ping
Li, Xing
Lilford, Ewan
Lising, Ronaldo “Ronnie”
Lloyd, Hayley
Loke, Trevor
Los Diablos
Lotus Gang (Lotus Brothers)
Low, Park Shing
Lynnerup, Villy
M
MacDougall, Angela Marie
Machiskinic, Ashley
Mafia
Chinese
Indo-Canadian
Italian
Punjabi
Malo, Dan
Mann, Roman “Danny”
Margison, Jesse
Marks, Damien
Matheson, Stephen
McComb, Garrett
McKay, Guthrie
McLeod, Randy
McRae, Matthew
McWhirter, Donnie “Blaze”
Meisner, Geoff
Meisner, Tammy
Mela, Nunzio
Messent, Shane
Meyer, Duane
Michaud, Danny
Mickle, Michael “Zeke”
Miner, Dennis
Miraback, Braydon
Miraback, Zachary
Mohammed, Aleem
Mohammed, Amir
Mohammed, Mabel
Mohan, Christopher
Mohan, Eileen
Molsberry, Robert
Montemurro, Cory
Moore, William “Billy”
Moyes, Bobby
Murphy, Sean “Smurf”
Myles, Douglas
N
Naicker, Randy
Narain, Sanjay
Narong, Edward “Eddie” Sousakhone
Narwal, Harpreet
Narwal, Roman
Naud, Michael
Neal, John
O
Okanagan Valley
Oldford, Jeff
Olson, Greg
O'Neil, Shaun
Operation E-Pandora
Operation Frozen Timber
O'Toole, James
outlaw motorcycle gangs
P
Padley, Robert “PDog”
Parente, Mario
Park Gangs, the
Patriquin, Patrick
Payne, Scott
Pelletier, Cynthia
Pelletier, Len
Pelletier, Robert
Pendakur, Krishna
Perez-Valdez, Jose Raul
Peterson, Donnie
Phillips, Dain
Pickton, Robert “Willie”
Pierini, Alia Brienne
Pires, Francisco “Chico”
Plante, Michael
Pooler, Larry
Popovich, John
Porsch, Steven
Porteous, Hal
Potgieter, James
Potts, Randy
Prince, Justin
Prince George, British Columbia
Prodromidis, Simon
Punko, Johnny
Q
Quast, Devron
R
Radek, Gladys
Rai, Jaswant “Billy”
Rankin, Phil
Red Scorpions
Rehal, Gupreet “Bobby”
Renaud, Kerry Ryan
Renegades, the
Riach, James
Richards, Andy
Richards, Ryan “Whitey”
Rideout, Wayne
Riley Park gang
Roming, Donald
Robertson, Gregor
Robin, Serge
Robinson, Dean
Robinson, Lloyd
Robinson, Lonnie
Rogers, Frank T.
Rohrer, Yreka
Roueche, Clayton
Roueche, Rupert “Rip”
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT)
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Unit
Russell, Dan
Russell, Edward “Skeeter”
Russell, Jayme
S
Saed, Karwan
Sahota, Ravi
Salcedo, Teodoro
Samardzich, Mike
Sandberg, Eric
Sandhu, Rob
Sandu, Balbir Singh
Sangha, David
Sansalone, Vincenzo “Jimmy”
Satan's Angels, the
Satsatin, Michael
Schell, Anson
Schellenberg, Ed
Scholfield, Ronald
Schoutens, Trevor
Scott, Carly
Scott, Wayne
Sek, Sophon
Shankar, Derek Chand
Shannon, Robert
Sharif, Saff
Shatto, Richard
Shinkaruk, Gary
Shoemaker, Shane
Simpson, Lyle
Singh, Harpreet “Happy”
Skreptak, Joseph Bruce
Smith, Cedric Michael
Smith, Mickie “Phil”
Soluk, Paul Percy
Soomel, Raj
Sparks, Ron “The Monster”
Stadnick, Walter
Stanton, Juel Ross
Stone, Phillip
Sumas Centre
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey Six, the
Sutherland, Fraser
Swanson, Alexander
Sylvestre, Chalsi
T
Terezakis, Anthony “Big Tony”
Thiessen, Peter
Thiphavong, BonLeuth
Thiphavong, James
Thiphavong, Souskavath
Thomas, Robert
Tilli-Choli, Barzan
Tiojanco, Caesar
Tiojanco, Myrna
Toronto
Trebble, Sarah
Turcott, Lou
U
United Nations (UN)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Uyeyama, Eugene
Uyeyama, Michele
V
Vanalstine, Doug
Vancouver
Chinatown
Downtown Eastside
Lower Mainland
Varma, Shailen
Vaughan, Thomas
Viet Ching
Vinet, Casey
W
Wafsi, George
Walker, Karen
Watts, Diane
West, Eric
Wester, Nicholas
White, Mike
Willock, Tyler
Woodruff, Jack
Wooley, Greg “Picasso”
Wright, Janet
Y
Yaretz, Ken
Yoon, Christina Hyun Oh
Z
Zedong, Mao
Zig Zag Crew
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