Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: 'Operation Hard Ball' explained | Page 897 | Unpublished
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Extortion, drugs, assassination and transnational Indian crime syndicates: 'Operation Hard Ball' explained

July 9, 2026

Canadian and U.S. authorities laid out sweeping allegations of racketeering, extortion and murder against a trio of transnational Indian crime syndicates this week, including the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The CBC has spent months investigating the reality of those operations on Canadian soil.



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