Canadian immigration set to deport 'notorious' gangster
August 26 2009 by Mark Johnstone
Jackie Tran in Canada immigration legal battle
One of Canada’s most notorious accused gangsters is set to be deported after immigration officials booked his flight to Vietnam.
Jackie Tran, described by the CTV as ‘Calgary’s most notorious accused gangster’ is set to fly back to his home country on Monday 31 August.
On Tuesday of this week, Tran was back in police custody after being arrested in Calgary. He is accused of failing to attend a hearing at Canada Borders Services Agency.
The 26-year old was arrested a few days later and now awaits his detention review this Thursday.
The move to deport Tran, who is also named Nghia Trong Nguyen-Tran, must come as a shock to the criminal who has been contesting deportation since 2004 after he was convicted of dealing cocaine.
His lawyer Raj Sharma said of Tran’s reaction: “I think he was taken by surprise, as undoubtedly we were."
The accused gangster lost his first appeal against deportation in April of this year and went on to submit a federal appeal.
Even though the appeal is current, Canada immigration officials can still progress with his deportation. Officials refused to give comment on any aspect of Tran’s case.
Tran made the move to Canada with his mother when he was 11-years old.
He dropped out of school, began to sell illegal drugs, and was arrested during a police undercover operation.
He was convicted of the drug offences in 2002.During the last several years Tran has taken work in Canada as a glazier in Calgary.
In 2003 he was convicted of assaulting a co-worker with a knife during a dispute.
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