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 […]
Deportation of extortion suspects welcome news to Alberta’s South Asian community | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Members of Alberta’s South Asian community are applauding efforts to deport people linked to extortion networks targeting members of the community. The extortions have resulted in dozens of threats, shootings and other crimes against members of the South Asian community in both Edmonton and Calgary, and have stoked fear in the community about who […]
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, […]