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#Khalistanis
A minority in the community seems to be hell-bent on giving Sikhs a bad name across the world. swarajyamag.com/amp/story/cont…

"In December 2021, the German authorities arrested Jaswinder Singh Multani, after the Indian government put significant pressure following the court blasts that took place in Punjab."

"During British PM Boris Johnson’s recent India visit, the governments of India and the UK agreed to create a taskforce to counter extremist elements operating in Britain, including pro-Khalistan forces."

"- In February this year, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Director-General S N Pradhan had stated that there has been a threefold increase in the seizure of heroin from 2,146 kg in 2017 to 7,282 kg in 2021...money for pro-Khalistan activities is said to come from heroin trade."

"- In Canada, it is well known that many prominent Sikh criminal gangs are actively involved in the drug syndicate. April 2021 saw a huge gang bust taking place as part of Project Cheetah, where ties of the busted gang were traced to India as well."

"The information that drugs were being used to finance the terror movement was well known to Canadian authorities since July 2020. The fact that bust took place only in 2021 suggests that increased activity by Indian authorities could have played a role here too."

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