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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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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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