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A B.C. gangster who helped killers get into the Surrey highrise where they slaughtered six people in 2007 has been granted release from prison. But Sophon Sek’s freedom may be short-lived as a deportation order has already been issued against the drug trafficker for his history of serious criminality.

In a Sept. 23 ruling, the Parole Board of Canada imposed special conditions on Sek’s statutory release — which almost all inmates get after serving two-thirds of their sentence. Board member Patrick O’Brien said Sek must stay away from criminal associates, live in a halfway house, have only one cellphone and provide all his financial records to a parole supervisor.

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He must also stay away from the family of the Surrey Six victims.

O’Brien acknowledged that Sek isn’t a reformed man despite taking several courses inside prison while serving four of an almost six-year sentence.

“Throughout your sentence, your commitment and sincerity have been questioned due to reliable information that strongly suggests continued involvement and leadership with security-threat groups,” he said in his written ruling. “You dispute the assertions. However, the concerns were so pronounced that you were transferred out of your region and a return to that area on statutory release is being discouraged over concerns of your safety, as well as the safety of the community. These are serious allegations and concerns that, if at all founded, create potential for significant threats to public safety.”