Police have secured new charges against four alleged gangsters and gang associates as part of the ongoing investigation called “Project Territory.”
On Tuesday, Vancouver police confirmed 22-year-old Moeen Khan, 30-year-old Pashminder Boparai, 28-year-old Mustapha Ali and 23-year-old Nobin Malonga-Massamba are all charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Acting Insp. Lisa Bryne said the four are accused of plotting to kill “someone involved in the gang lifestyle,” but could not elaborate because of an ongoing criminal trial.
Ali and Malonga-Massamba, who are both from Ottawa, are currently in custody and face additional charges related to firearms. Police said Khan and Boparai remain on the loose and are wanted on Canada-wide warrants.
Khan is a Surrey resident, while Boparai is from Abbotsford.
Bryne said as these alleged criminals cross boundaries to evade police, authorities can also do the same.
“The police are also fluid and we are able to respond to that and work together collaboratively to combat these types of issues,” she said.
She alleged the four are associated with the notorious Kang and Latimer group, which is aligned with the Red Scorpions.
The four recent charges are an expansion of the Project Territory investigation, she explained.
Last August, officers with Task Force Tourniquet arrested 14 known gangsters in a major crackdown, seizing 93 firearms, 9.5 kilograms of fentanyl and an improvised pressure cooker bomb.
Boparai was one of the people who was arrested and faced 16 charges related to participating in criminal organization activities and drug offences.
Bryne said Boparai is confined to a wheelchair with an amputated leg because of a medical issue.
Now, police are asking anyone who knows of Boparai and Khan’s whereabouts, or sees them, to contact 911.
The charges are just the latest in what police boast is one of Metro Vancouver's "most successful multi-agency gang crime investigations," resulting in 209 charges against 38 people.
