Ranjit Cheema

Ranjit Singh Cheema (died 2012) was a Vancouver-based Canadian gangster, drug trader and longtime under-world rival of notorious gangster and former Cheema disciple, Bindy Johal.[1][2][3][4][5] He was involved in organized crime for over two-decades in Vancouver and also in cocaine trafficking.[1][6]

Ranjit Singh Cheema
Born
Ranjit Singh Cheema
DiedMay 2, 2012
Vancouver, Canada
Cause of deathTargeted drive-by shooting
Known forDrug trader, cocaine trafficking
Children1 daughter[1]

Death

He was killed on May 2, 2012, in a targeted drive-by shooting,[7] just three months after being released from prison for the attempted sale of 200 kilograms of heroin.[8] According to crime journalist Kim Bolan and her police sources, "Since returning from a California prison three months ago, longtime Vancouver gangster Ranjit Singh Cheema had been trying to muscle his way back into the lucrative B.C. drug trade before he was gunned down Wednesday. In the process, Cheema disrespected some of his former underlings who have moved up in the business since the 43-year-old went to jail. Some close to Cheema, as well as police sources, believe recent disputes with old associates could have led to the gangland execution of the former south slope crime boss in front of his parents' house on East 61st Avenue. "He was trying to step into his old role," one friend said. "He didn't realize that things have changed."[9]

See also

References
  1. Bolan, Kim. "Hundreds attend funeral of gangster Ranjit Cheema amid strong police monitoring". www.vancouversun.com. Vancouver, Canada: Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. "B.C. Liberal regrets supporting trafficker". British Columbia. September 10, 2008.
  3. "Cheema's history". CBC News. Canada: CBC.ca. May 2, 2012.
  4. "Vancouver gangster Ranj Cheema survived assassination attempts, hard prison time before murder: Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Canada: Global News. May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. "Dhaliwal says he made a mistake: CTV News". bc.ctvnews.ca. Canada: CTV News. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. "B.C. gangster gunned down in drive-by hit: Toronto Sun". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Sun. May 3, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. Cheema, Sukhminder Singh. "Gallery: Scenes from a gang hit on Ranjit Cheema in East Vancouver". www.calgaryherald.com. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  8. "Vancouver gangster shot dead outside parents' home | CBC News". CBC. May 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  9. Bolan, Kim (May 2, 2012). "Vancouver drive-by shooting victim is high-profile gangster Ranjit Cheema". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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