India, Nov. 20 -- Among the seven Canadians apprehended during a crackdown on drug lord Ryan Wedding, US authorities claimed that self-proclaimed 'Cocaine Lawyer' Deepak Balwant Paradkar was a close associate of Wedding and advised him to eliminate a witness.

Paradkar, 62, was apprehended late Tuesday on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, linked to the criminal activities of Olympic snowboarder-turned-gangster Wedding, law enforcement sources told The Sun.

On Wednesday, a joint news conference was held in Washington at the headquarters of the US Department of Justice, featuring announcements from US Attorney Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duhem.

Ina press release, the US Department of the...