B.C. to fund $600,000 expansion of forensic firearms lab to fight extortion violence

B.C. to fund $600,000 expansion of forensic firearms lab to fight extortion violence

British Columbia is undertaking a $600,000 expansion of the province's forensic firearms lab, a move the government says is a direct response to the recent rash of extortion violence.

B.C. to fund $600,000 expansion of forensic firearms lab to fight extortion violence – Energeticcity.ca

VICTORIA — British Columbia is undertaking a $600,000 expansion of the province’s forensic firearms lab, a move the government says is a direct response to the recent rash of extortion violence. The funding comes a day after Premier David Eby criticized the head of B.C.’s anti-extortion task force for not characterizing the recent violence as a crisis, comments for which RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer has since apologized. A statement f…

Strengthening provincial response to extortion violence

New funding supports Provincial Forensic Firearms Lab expansion to target extortion