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B.C. Extortion Task Force Reports 7 Charged, 9 Removals in Four-Month Update

Officials describe cross-border coordination with an emphasis on evidence-driven prosecutions.

A bullet hole is shown in glass, which a Surrey business owner said was part of an extortion attempt against him.
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Overview

  • The RCMP-led team is managing 32 investigations drawn from across the Lower Mainland after its launch in mid-September.
  • Investigators have secured nearly 100 judicial authorizations and executed search warrants in the Lower Mainland, B.C.’s Southeast District and Alberta.
  • Assistant Commissioner John Brewer says more than 1,000 exhibits and hundreds of hours of CCTV are being analyzed to support charges.
  • CBSA is examining the admissibility of 111 foreign nationals connected to the probes, with nine removals completed to date.
  • Municipal police continue to report new suspected extortion cases, including Surrey’s 35th this year after shots were fired at a business, with South Asian communities disproportionately affected in Surrey, Delta and Abbotsford.