Shooting investigation leads to seizure of drugs and guns
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:26:43 +0000
Two more men are facing charges stemming from an investigation into a shooting in Surrey in summer 2017 that injured an uninvolved bystander.
According to a statement from Surrey RCMP, Tien Roy Mai Dang and Noah Didhra are facing 15 charges including conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, drug possession, drug trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime and possession of a firearm.
Abd’l Malik Loubissi-Morris — an associate of Dang and Didhra — was arrested in Richmond last month and charged with attempted murder, use of a firearm in commission of an offence, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent.
RCMP Cpl. Elenore Sturko said the investigation began on July 9, 2017, after a shooting that took place in the 7600-block of 147A Street.
“The shooting resulted in injuries to an uninvolved bystander, a 62-year-old woman, who was visiting Surrey from Ontario,” Sturko said. “The Surrey RCMP Serious Crime Unit immediately took conduct of the investigation and entered into a conspiracy to commit murder investigation that involved a number of police investigative techniques.
“As the investigation advanced, it expanded to include concurrent investigations in Vernon and Kelowna. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and the Kelowna and Vernon RCMP worked in a co-ordinated effort with the Surrey RCMP, obtaining numerous judicial authorizations, including a search warrant for a residence in Kelowna. As a result of the combined investigations, police located and seized cellphones, approximately $177,000, significant quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and ketamine, as well as six firearms.”
Drugs and guns seized from a home in Kelowna in January, 2020. [PNG Merlin Archive]
On Jan. 30, 2020, charges were laid against Dang and Didhra, and Dang was arrested. However, Didhra is still at large and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Drugs and guns seized from a home in Kelowna in January, 2020. [PNG Merlin Archive]
Didhra, 21, is a South Asian man, 5-foot-10 and 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.