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Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the arrest of 14 gangsters linked to the Red Scorpions and the Kang group “sends a very strong message” to those caught up in organized crime in B.C.

Farnworth praised the work of the Vancouver Police Department and other agencies Friday after 92 charges were laid against the gangsters, including participating in a criminal organization, drug trafficking, conspiracy and possession of firearms and even explosives.

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“This sends a very strong message to these gangs that they are going to get caught, they are going to get nailed and there are going to be consequences,” Farnworth said Friday. “And they are going to find out that if they stay involved, they face not just jail time, but also civil forfeiture.”

Among those charged this week with participating in a criminal organization are Red Scorpion leader Kyle Latimer, his dad Craig and five members of the Kang family — brothers Gary and Sam, along with their parents Gurcharn and Mohanbir and uncle Ranbir.