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Their next court appearance is set for Oct. 11.

At the time of the arrest, the Gang Enforcement Team was doing patrols in the area.

“Targeted enforcement is enabling our members to make important interdictions like this one which has led to the arrests of two known gang members, and taken a loaded gun out of the hands of criminals,” Insp. Mike Hall said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

At the time of his latest arrest, Johal was on bail on charges of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon related to an incident in Surrey in April.

And he is also awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in Vancouver Provincial Court to possession for the purpose of trafficking in Burnaby on Dec. 23, 2016.

Johal was also fined $500 in 2017 for a breach of court-ordered conditions. In March of that year, he was stopped by B.C.’s anti-gang Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit because his vehicle was missing its “N” for a novice driver.

The Brothers Keepers, which is aligned with the Hells Angels Hardside Chapter, has been caught up in the bloody Lower Mainland gang war that has left several people dead and others wounded.

The Brothers Keepers is in conflict with rivals from the United Nations, as well as former Brothers members who broke away two years ago and aligned themselves with the Red Scorpion gang.

In the last two months, Hardside Hells Angels Suminder (Allie) Grewal was shot to death outside a south Surrey Starbucks, and Red Scorpion Justin Haevischer was gunned down in front of an Aldergrove McDonald’s.

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