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- 1 2 3 4 Victoria Ahearn, "CBC Gem drama series ‘The 410’ dramatizes drug-smuggling case involving Indo-Canadian truck drivers". Toronto Star , May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Interview: Supinder Wraich On ‘The 410’ And Representing The Indo-Canadian Community". Close Up Culture, April 29, 2019.
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