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3 People Kicked Out of Canada in Extortion Probe in B.C., Border Agency Says
The B.C. Extortion Task Force reported 65 extortion cases in Surrey this year, with 35 involving gunfire targeting South Asian businesses.
- On Nov. 7, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency removed three people tied to extortion probes in Vancouver, British Columbia, as part of the B.C. Extortion Task Force.
- This year, the B.C. Extortion Task Force was created to address rising extortion and shootings targeting South Asian business people in the Lower Mainland, including investigators from the border agency, RCMP, and gang squad.
- Police records show arrests and some convictions linked to the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang, while the Canada Border Services Agency probes 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible.
- B.C.'s public safety minister sent a letter to Ottawa asking federal partners for support, warning violent extortion perpetrators face arrest, charges, and possible removal from Canada.
- Nina Patel said the agency's investigations help disrupt transnational criminal groups, noting some arrests involve the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which the federal government recently declared a terrorist entity.
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Canadian authorities deport 3 amid investigation into extortion of South Asian businesses
In a statement on Friday, the CBSA said it is also reviewing the status of another 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible to Canada due to suspected links to organised crime and ongoing extortion activity.
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The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed three people from the country as part of its work within the B.C. Extortion Task Force. The agency says in a statement that it is also investigating another 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible to the country and connected to the spate of shootings and extortion attempts in the province. The unit was created earlier this year and is made up of investigators from the border agency, RCM…
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