Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: September 17, 2025 - 20:31
B.C. creating new police unit to tackle extortion of South Asian businesspeople
September 17, 2025
British Columbia is creating a provincial police unit to crack down on the wide-scale extortion of South Asian businesspeople, including a wave of shootings in recent months that echoes similar violence seen across Alberta and Ontario.
Assistant Commissioner John Brewer, with the British Columbia RCMP, and provincial Solicitor-General Nina Krieger announced the new 40-member team at a news conference Wednesday flanked by police leaders from around Metro Vancouver. They said this unit will lead new investigations as well as help local RCMP detachments and other municipal forces with their open cases.
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