The Law Society of Ontario has suspended the licence of Deepak Paradkar, one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s cocaine smuggling ring.

The decision came down in a virtual hearing Friday morning.

Paradkar was picked up by RCMP officers last month and now faces extradition to the United States to face charges in the Central District of California.

He was represented at the hearing by his lawyer Ravin Pillay, who replaced Paradkar as defence counsel on the high-profile Tim Bosma murder case in Hamilton back in 2016.

Pillay said the suspension would “not be contested” by his client — but he also noted that Paradkar maintains his innocence, and plans to "vigorously defend” himself on the criminal charges. None of the allegations have been

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