Three men facing drug trafficking charges laid by U.S. authorities are expected to appear in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday for a bail hearing.
Jaskarn Baghri of Surrey, Ravinder Dhanda of White Rock and Gurtej Singh Smagh of Creston are facing extradition proceedings to the U.S.
They were arrested on Tuesday by RCMP officers working in co-operation with American law enforcement on an investigation into Indian crime syndicates called Operation Hard Ball.
The FBI alleges that the men were involved in a drug smuggling operation moving large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine weekly across the Canada-U.S. border.
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The three men appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon, one via video link and two in person.
Dhanda has retained the high-profile criminal lawyer, Ian Donaldson, while Smagh has retained Rishi Gill.
Baghri did not yet have a lawyer.
There is a publication ban on the extradition hearing.
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In total, 37 people across North America and Europe have been indicted as part of Operation Hard Ball and 27 have been arrested.
More to come.
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