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B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
Police say 36 investigative files remain open as the province credits more charges, removals and victim cooperation for the decline.
- RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald announced an overall decrease in extortion-related activities across British Columbia, attributing progress to the provincial Extortion Task Force and its partners.
- Recent data from Surrey shows 98 reported extortions as of May 11, with monthly threats fluctuating from 44 in January to 20 in April, including 16 incidents involving gunfire.
- Canada Border Services Agency regional director Nina Patel reported 446 immigration investigations into foreign nationals linked to extortion nationwide, with 132 investigations and 33 removals in the Pacific region.
- On Tuesday, Delta Police Chief Harj Sidhu warned that organized criminals are exploiting immigration pathways to recruit newcomers, stating, "They're being recruited, very much like we have local vulnerable youth."
- Paul Dadwal, chair of the B.C. Community Advisory Group on extortion, said the group has held dozens of meetings with stakeholders, telling victims, "To the community, to victims, your pain is real.
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Officials say extortions declining in B.C., but suspects are moving between provinces
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says there has been an overall decrease in extortion-related activities in the province, attributing the progress to the work of the B.C. Extortion Task Force, its partners and others.
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B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining extortion cases in recent months, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safety priority.
·Toronto, Canada
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