2nd arrest made in Calgary investigation over South Asian extortions | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A 21-year-old man has been charged following a traffic stop that led to a breakthrough in an ongoing extortion investigation involving members of Calgary’s South Asian community, according to police. The Calgary Police Service said officers pulled over a vehicle on March 7 in the city’s northeast and quickly identified it as matching one […]
Final suspect arrested in 2024 Winnipeg extortion and homicide | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A final suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the 2024 homicide of 22-year-old Zeyad Shammo from Ontario. The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed that on March 26, 25-year-old Chad Jason Dandan was arrested in Surrey, B.C., with the help of a special enforcement unit […]
CBSA says efforts to ‘disrupt extortion networks’ led to 70 removal orders | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Canada Border Services Agency says it has opened 372 immigration investigations in an effort to “disrupt extortion networks” across the country. It says the CBSA began formally monitoring immigration enforcement cases potentially linked to extortion in the Pacific and Prairie regions last August before expanding the work to the Greater Toronto Area in […]
Ontario police force welcomes financial experts to help battle extortion crimes | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The number of people and businesses receiving threats in Peel Region has been growing, but police hope help is finally on the way. Last year alone, there were 476 reported cases — of which 190 targeted businesses — and that only reflects incidents where the victims have come forward. “There are people that aren’t […]
Canadian immigration officers investigating hundreds identified by extortion task force | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canadian immigration officials are investigating hundreds of foreign citizens identified by B.C.’s anti-extortion unit, according to new figures released to Global News. The Canada Border Services Agency said it had launched probes into 296 people who were “brought to our attention by B.C Extortion Task Force partner agencies as persons of interest.” The latest statistics, […]
Tory extortion motion seeks to bar refugee claims after serious crimes – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 10, 2026 8:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Conservatives are planning to introduce a motion Tuesday to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims. The motion also calls on the government to prevent asylum claims from […]