Image: AbbyPD / The Abbotsford Police Department is alerting the community about the release of two individuals who are not only connected to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict, but are both facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and firearms offences.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Gang members released

AbbyPD says 2 gang members have been released on bail as they face murder-related charges

Aug 1, 2024 | 4:43 PM

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department is alerting the community about the release of two individuals who are not only connected to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict, but are both facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and firearms offences.

According to a news release dated Thursday, August 1 from Sgt. Paul Walker, media relations spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department, authorities were notified Wednesday, July 31 that Anmol Sandhu and Navpreet Dhaliwal were released from custody on bail until trial. They will be living within west Abbotsford.

In late 2022, the Abbotsford Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit initiated a large-scale drug trafficking investigation related to the activities of these two Abbotsford residents, Anmol Sandhu and Navpreet Dhaliwal. Sgt. Walker said both men are connected to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict and post a significant public safety risk.

During the investigation, Sgt. Walker said, multiple search warrants were executed at several homes in Abbotsford and Surrey, resulting in almost six kilograms of fentanyl, two kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, morphine, large amounts of cash and firearms being seized.

As a result of additional evidence being obtained during the drug investigation, the Abbotsford Police Major Crime Unit initiated “Project High Table,” focusing on Sandhu and Dhaliwal as investigators suspected they were conspiring to commit murder.

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On February 21, 2024, Sandhu and Dhaliwal were arrested and charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and remanded into custody. Further charges of trafficking a controlled substance and firearms offences have also been laid, Sgt. Walker said.

The Abbotsford Police Department says it recognizes the public safety risk these two men present and has issued this public safety bulletin to keep the public fully apprised.

Sandhu and Dhaliwal have been provided with a series of court-imposed bail conditions that consist of:
• Electronic monitoring
• House arrest
• Not to possess weapons defined by the Criminal Code
• Variety of no contact orders
• Prohibited from communicating on any social media platform
• Prohibited from owning or possessing a cellular telephone

“The Abbotsford Police Department takes public safety seriously and is ensuring the safety of the community in and around the areas where these two men reside,” AbbyPD said in its new release. “The monitoring of these men will be led by the Abbotsford Police Department’s Gang Crime Unit, assisted by our Criminal Investigative Branch and patrol officers.”

If anyone in west Abbotsford observes Sandhu or Dhaliwal in violation of any of their court-ordered conditions, or has information that would assist police with their investigation, is asked to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225 or 9-1-1 in case of emergency.

The AbbyPD file is 2022-49882.