Criminal street gang based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Criminal organization
Independent SoldiersFounded | Early 1990s
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Founders |
- Manjinder (Robbie) Singh Kandola[1]
- Gerpal (Paul) Singh Dosanjh[2] & Sukhvinder Singh (Bicky) Dosanjh[2]
- Manjit Singh "Mike" Adiwal & Parminder Singh "Peter” Adiwal
- Sukhvir Singh Deo
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Founding location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Years active | Early 1990s - Present |
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Territory | Across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario[3] Cities |
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Ethnicity | Predominantly Indo-Canadian and various other ethnicities |
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Criminal activities | Assassination, Drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, weapon trafficking, illegal gambling, robbery, chop shop, assault, loan sharking, racketeering, extortion, contract killing and kidnapping |
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The Independent Soldiers (otherwise known as the IS gang) is an organized crime group based in British Columbia, Canada that is engaged in organized crime across the nation and in Canadian prisons.[11]