Overview
- CBSA says three non-citizens linked to British Columbia extortion investigations have been removed from Canada, with 78 additional foreign nationals now under IRPA investigation.
- The measures fall under the RCMP-led BC Extortion Task Force created to counter escalating threats and shootings against businesses in the Lower Mainland.
- CBSA’s Pacific Region teams are assisting with search warrants, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act investigations and intelligence-sharing with policing partners.
- The task force has 40 members drawn from CBSA, B.C. RCMP, Abbotsford Police, CFSEU‑BC, Delta Police, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Surrey Police Service and Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit.
- RCMP’s National Co-ordination and Support Team is facilitating information-sharing across B.C., Alberta and Ontario, while Surrey police report 65 extortion files this year, including 35 with gunfire.