Alleged "cocaine smuggler" Karmjit "Jazzy" Sran, who was out on bail, was gunned down Friday night in Abbotsford. He was found with gunshot wounds at his residence and was pronounced dead at the scene. IHIT was called out to take conduct of the investigation. IHIT is currently working closely with its partners from the Abbotsford Police Department and the B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

ABBOTSFORD – An alleged Indo-Canadian cocaine smuggler, who was out on bail, was shot dead Friday night in Abbotsford. The murder bore hallmarks of gangland killings with more than eight shots fired into the victim, according to DESIBUZZCanada Sources.

Forty-three-year-old Karmjit “Jazzy” Sran, who was busted last year with $2.8 million worth of cocaine at Sumas border, was released on bail just a few days ago when he was gunned down at his residence.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is calling on the public to help further its investigation into the shooting.

On July 10, at 7:49 p.m., the Abbotsford Police Department received reports of shots fired at a residence in the 2700-block of Lucern Crescent. Officers arrived to find Sran with gunshot wounds who succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

IHIT, which was called out to take conduct of the investigation, is currently working closely with its partners from the Abbotsford Police Department and the B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence.

Sran had been in prison since April 24, 2019, but the courts denied him interim release the following month. There are no court documents indicating when, or why, he was later released from prison, reported Abbotsford News.

Sran was arrested following an undercover investigation that started after a truck driver was arrested in November 2013 at the Sumas, Wash. border crossing after 19 kilograms of cocaine was found in his vehicle.

That man, who later became a cooperating witness with U.S. investigators, stated that he had intended to smuggle the drugs into Canada. The truck driver said he was working for two organizations, one of which had a boss he knew as “Jazzy,” the ruling states.

Sran, who worked in the construction industry, went by the names Jazzy or Jessi, reported Abbotsford News.

The witness offered to introduce Jazzy to a Homeland Security agent who was working undercover as a drug trafficker.

According to court documents, that officer and Sran had four face-to-face meetings in February and March 2014, when they discussed the purchase and smuggling of cocaine into Canada from the U.S.

During that time, three transactions took place involving supposed cocaine in the amounts of 19, 12 and 10 kilograms with a total street value of around $2 million.

But unknown to Sran, the product consisted of both sham and actual cocaine, according to the documents.

The documents state that Sran entered the U.S. on Nov. 12, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2014. During the transactions, he referred to himself as “the boss.”

The U.S requested Sran's  extradition and the courts issued an extradition warrant in April 2019, at which time he was arrested.

Investigators are asking for dash cam video from drivers who travelled along the following routes in Abbotsford between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the evening of July 10:

• On Taylor Road between Mount Lehman Road and Ross Road
• Ross Road to 56 Avenue
• 56 Avenue (becomes 58 Avenue) to the 264 Street exit in Langley

 “In these early stages of the investigation, we know that the victim was known to police and that this shooting has all the hallmarks of a targeted hit,” says Sergeant Frank Jang of IHIT.  “We are working hard to determine motive.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551- IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).