Overview
- Premier David Eby announced the funding at a Surrey meeting with police and local, provincial and federal officials.
- The money will be used for victim communication and to help people develop safety plans, according to the province.
- Authorities say threats have largely targeted South Asian businesspeople and coincided with dozens of shootings in Surrey and Abbotsford.
- Some incidents have been linked by officials to the Lawrence Bishnoi crime group based in India, with CBSA reporting three deportations and 78 inadmissibility probes.
- Local measures include a $250,000 Surrey reward fund and a Vancouver Police community forum, despite no extortion cases reported in Vancouver.