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Opp Operation: Drug Trafficking and Canadian Citizenship

opp operation: Budlakoti was born in the city to parents who were working at the Indian High Commission, according to Metro News. This has left the question of his citizenship in doubt and after a previous criminal conviction, the government ordered him deported and said he didn't have Canadian citizenship. Deepan Budlakoti was charged this week as part of a large OPP operation of drug trafficking in the Ottawa and Gatineau area. He does not possess Indian citizenship either, making him effectively stateless. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Man accused of crimes against humanity fights to keep Canadian citizenship Five important changes on the way to Canada's citizenship act Ottawa appeals ruling that returned citizenship to son of Russian spies In a statement, Yavar Hameed, Deepan's immigration lawyer, said the new charges don't change the fact he should have citizenship. This obligation is not eclipsed by criminal inadmissibility determined under immigration laws. The Minister has an ongoing duty to apply values of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to consider the impact of immigration restrictions applied to Deepan, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.