After years in the spotlight serving as a defence lawyer for some of southern Ontario's biggest criminal cases, a well-known Greater Toronto Area attorney is now facing charges linked to a massive cocaine smuggling ring.

Brampton criminal lawyer Deepak Paradkar is one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s criminal enterprise and the death of an FBI witness.

Paradkar — who as recently as a week ago appears to have still been actively responding to Google reviews for his legal practice — was arrested by the RCMP on Tuesday after “a little bit of resistance,” said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi at a news conference Wednesday.

She said the lawyer is now facing extradition to the United States to face charges in the Central District of California,

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