Lawrence Chukwka Orubor ran ‘The Family’ in Calgary from 2015 to 2020 with an iron fist. The gang leader abused a vulnerable woman to sell drugs and herself. Already serving a decade for drugs, he is looking at another 6 years when he is sentenced in March. His lawyer said more punishment is 'unduly harsh'.
 | Orubor, 57, leader of 'The Family' was sentenced to 10 years. Orubor's criminal record dates back more than 30 years, with over 40 convictions. He goes away again after Operation Bloodline, a 6 month cop probe into The Family. The charges are rare: instructing drug trafficking and violent offences for a criminal organization. The Family was responsible for the "vast majority of violence in the downtown core" according to cops. Search warrants on two vehicles and four homes lead to meth, fentanyl, crack and GHB. Orubor's bust had an instant effect. The Family's drug set-up outside Calgary's injection site disappeared. |  |
 | The Family operated under cop radar for years, selling drugs to the addicted and homeless. The 'down and out' are perfect for exploitation, they don't go to the cops. Violence, including a murder, motivated Calgary cops to tackle The Family. Orubor preferred underlings willing to 'work just for the dope' and were expendable. | 
Debt collection came from addicts willing to resort to violence for their drugs. |
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