Tim Uppal's Brother & Political Ties to Drug Cases
In March 2025, we published an in-depth review of court records about Raymanpreet Singh Uppal, the brother of former federal minister Tim Uppal. The records show that Raymanpreet was charged in 2008 with seven offences, including drug possession, firearm offences and impersonation. In 2014 he was charged with cocaine and cannabis trafficking after an Edmonton police dial-a-dope investigation. In both cases, Crown prosecutors withdrew or reduced the charges against him, while two co-accused were convicted in 2014. The report found that Raymanpreet listed the same Ellerslie Road address as Tim Uppal, their parents and Tim Uppal's wife, Kiran Bhinder, a Department of Justice lawyer and former World Sikh Organization executive. It asks whether those connections played a role. Related reports examine Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan's own account of past gang involvement, a federally contracted prosecutor with a disciplinary record assigned to an 18 lb fentanyl case, and allegations by researcher Bob Rai about politicians' proximity to accused traffickers. No wrongdoing by Tim Uppal has been established in court.
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Mar 19, 2025Part 1IN-DEPTH: How Former Minister Tim Uppal’s Brother Avoided Trial Twice on Drug & Firearm ChargesThis exclusive investigative report uncovers how a federal minister, a Department of Justice lawyer, and their family member charged with cocaine trafficking all listed the same residential…
Apr 23, 2025Part 2A Gangster in Parliament? Tory Finance Critic’s Credentials Don’t Add UpJasraj Singh Hallan, the Conservative MP for Calgary Forest Lawn and the current Shadow Minister of Finance, is facing scrutiny over conflicting claims about his educational background.
Oct 30, 2025Part 3EXCLUSIVE: 18 lb Fentanyl Bust: Singh Released on Bail After Canada Assigns ‘Tainted’ ProsecutorEarlier this year, the RCMP near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, less than 100 miles from the U.S. border, charged two Calgarians with trafficking a massive quantity of fentanyl, enough to kill nearly four million people.
Nov 8, 2025Part 4EXCLUSIVE: Calgary Singh BUSTED With 170 lb of Cocaine at US-Canada Border Freed on $0 Bail Next DaySurj Singh Salaria, a Calgary-based commercial truck driver, is facing three serious criminal charges for attempting to traffic 170 pounds of cocaine into Canada from the United States…
- Apr 9, 2026Part 5Punjabi Drug Lord Guramrit Sidhu Thought He Was Safe in Canada — Now Faces Life in the U.S.
Brampton man Guramrit Sidhu (a.k.a. "King") recently pleaded guilty to engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, facing a minimum of 20 years to life imprisonment for coordinating the…
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