OFF THE WIRE
canada.com
The B.C. Liquor Control Branch is reviewing a liquor licence for a Surrey strip club linked to a man charged in the U.S. in a major drug smuggling case connected to the Hells Angels, The Vancouver Sun has learned.
Trevor Alan Jones, who runs T-Barz Exotic Adventure Room in Surrey, is facing 14 charges south of the border, including conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana, as well as money laundering.
U.S. authorities allege the 41-year-old was the Canadian "boss" of a drug ring that was distributing up to a tonne of pot and 200 kilograms of cocaine a month for several years.
The ring was broken up last year with a series of arrests in several states, and the seizure of almost $2 million US and 1,000 kilograms of cocaine from various locations.
Jones, the twin brother of fullpatch White Rock Angel Randy Jones, has been running T-Barz at 10458 137th St. for years. The club is owned by a numbered company registered at Jones's Langley house.
The only corporate director is Jones's mother Gladys Ann, who is listed as living at the same 26th Avenue address in Langley
Trevor Jones has spoken on behalf of T-Barz at Surrey City Council meetings, according to public minutes.
U.S. court documents describe him as the owner of the strip club. A B.C. government official confirmed to The Sun that "the province is reviewing the next steps associated with this particular licence."
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one of the factors the government uses to determine whether an individual is suitable to hold a liquor licence "is whether the licensee is involved in criminal activities, or is associated with someone who is."
Canadian and U.S. officials would not comment this week on whether an extradition request has been made for Trevor Jones, who is listed as a fugitive on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's website.