Overview
- Police announced on Oct. 2 that five men have been arrested and charged after a year‑long RCMP probe into an extortion campaign targeting a Langley auto dealership.
- The accused, mostly Indian‑origin men in their early 20s, face counts including extortion, arson/explosive offences, firearms offences and drug‑trafficking allegations.
- Officers seized multiple firearms, ammunition, magazines and suspected fentanyl, cocaine and opium during search warrants tied to the operation.
- Investigators brought one suspect into Canada through a controlled operation coordinated with IRCC, CBSA and international partners so he could be arrested on arrival at Toronto Pearson.
- Police say evidence links the case to other suspected extortion incidents across Western Canada, more charges are expected, and claims of ties to the Lawrence Bishnoi group will be tested in court.