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HP OPINION ALLEGED GANGSTER'S PARADISE - COCAINE, CARTELS, AND CARNAGE DEO LINKED TO B.C.'S WOLFPACK ALLIANCE, WRITES STEPHEN METELSKY STEPHEN METELSKY Column EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the first in a four-part series on suspect- ed gangster and murder vic- tim Sukhvir Deo. The Range Rover sped along Lakeshore Road in Oakville as police stealthi- ly followed and prepared to stop the SUV. Lights caught the driver's atten, tion and they slowed to a stop. Figurative bells and sirens went off minutes lat- er when the officer queried the driver. His name was Sukhvir Deo. When Deo's name was entered into the Canadian Police Information Com- puter (CPIC), the issue of speeding would soon be- come a muted nonpriority. persons (CPIC entry) came back with the Vancouver RCMP's organized c! HALTON CRIME, CONFIDENTIAL eee task force," said Omar Na- dim, a former Halton drug and rn ard sergeant who retired in 2022. Nadim was in the crag ‘anit when eo came to Halton's atten- tion after the traffic stop in 2013. CPIC revealed more concerning information. There was confirmed intel- ligence from the RCMP Deo was a member of the Wolfpack alliance in British Columbia — criminal alliance consist- ing of members from the Hells Angels outlaw motor- cycle gang intermingled with other ethno-street gangs, Asian and South Asian organized crime. "Deo was connected to the Wolfpack," said Peter Edwards, the Toronto Star pretty dangerous and crowded. A lot of people were getting shot there," aid Edwards. "My feeling so that Ontario was saf- That would soon change when sensitive and urgent information had to be re- layed to Deo at the roadside on behalf of the RCMP's or- ganized crime section from British Columbia. The news was grim. "There was credible in- formation about known an. imosity (directed at Deo) and dange! things brewing in the underworld and that Deo was a targe’ who had a hit on their tee confirmed Nadim. The CPIC entry firmed the informat was accompanied wit request todeliver a "duty to — police terminolo- gy gy for the urgency to deliv- er reliable information to an individual who may be targeted for death. "It indicates someone's life may be in danger and you have a duty to reach out to that individual to let them know. Even if they are involved in the crimi- con- tionand organize writer, nal underworld, you have who ithored the 2021 ike them. book "The Wolfpack: The of the threat,” said Millennial Mobsters Who John Mans, a retired detec- Brought Chaos and the Cartels to the Canadian onde wori with award- ‘ing Mexican journal- ist Luis Naj aid ‘Deo suddenly flee British Columbia’ "British Columbia was tive sergeant, formerly in charge of Halton's intelli- gence unit until he retired in 2017. eo was notified about the threats to his life by the officer at the side of Lake- re Road. Halton's drug Halton police photo Sukhvir Deo and intelligence unit were notified immediately. In the world of ‘ntelli- gence information, there are three classification rat- representing the highest form of accurate and reli- able i i i contacted by Halton inves- "Deo | was involved with nent tof facilitate that was the trucki industry,” said Nadim. "Deo called trucking arate Edwards. Nadim confirmed Deo's “on paper" job title in the icking industry that served as a smokescreen for Deo' 'snefarious connec- imself a said tions in Canada's under- world with tentacles reach- ing into what police allege are transnational connec- tions into the drug traffick- ing world. Steve Murphy, a reti US. Drug Enforcement re ministration (DEA) agent, well known for his involve- ment in tracking down Pablo Escobar, the narco- terrorist leader of Colom- bia's Medellin drug cartel in the 1980s, confirmed that cw formation about Deo fit in- to this category. recalled when Halton police reached out to the RCMP in B.C. to get more information about Deo — who, under the ra- police investigators had quietly relocated to a multimillion dollar home nestled o Poplar Drive in ane d this guy (Deo) is in backyard, you have 1b) - dim recalled the ane reaction when _initiall rently ex- ists between Mexican car- tels and organized crime groups in “Absolutely, we have documented cases of drug sales in Canada. The Mex- ican cartels will go any- where they can to make money,” said M1 whose DEA career (with DEA partner Javier Pena) formed the basis for the hit ment) was terrible for the fact that drugs could just pour across the border and nobody open the trucks anc isastraightshotfrom Mex: § ico to Canada and thes SB8 sequieoag ‘fepsi ce cue and don't geti inspect. 0 B.C.," said Edwards, and Halton region may have af- forded Deo anonymity. He was invisible in On- tario until that traffic stop. Investigators were now faced with the palpable re- ality that Deo's relocation to Halton was fraught with liability due to the under- world threat on his life and the possible risk to public safe fety. "He's (Deo) a big fish in- volved with drug traffick- industry bringing cocaine in from source countries, up into the United States and into Canada," said Nadim. "Deo was a big target and people wanted him dead when he came to Halton from Van- couver." mn police now pre- pared *S covertly delve into Deo's world. Stay tuned for part 2: Co- caine in a suitcase. Stephen Metelsky is an author, professor, an retired HRPS detecti Twitter @StephenMetelsky Have a story idea? Reach him at HalionCrimeConft dential@gmail Simple Cremation Package Includes All disbursements & Crematorium Fees - Monthly Payments Starting at *45 CREMATIONHELDP.ca by y 3b 905-512-5799 ¢ info@cremationhelp.ca UL | enzo eIAXED | SZ woo"uoyEYyapIsUt