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Suspect in B.C. extortion case is arrested and charged in California
Jasmeet Singh faces charges for threats linked to a cross-border extortion campaign by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang targeting Canada's South Asian community, authorities said.
- The RCMP directed the FBI to arrest and charge a California man who allegedly threatened a Langley victim on behalf of India's notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
- The arrested man, Jasmeet Singh, was identified as a suspect after a months-long investigation by the RCMP following threats to the Langley victim.
- The victim had previously cooperated with Indian police against the Bishnoi gang, which Ottawa recently designated as a terrorist organization.
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Suspect in B.C. extortion case is arrested and charged in California
LANGLEY — A man accused of being involved in an extortion investigation in British Columbia has been arrested and charged in California. RCMP say 30-year-old Jasmeet Singh is alleged to have made threatening phone calls to a victim in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY — A man accused of being involved in an extortion case in British Columbia was arrested and charged in California. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Jasmeet Singh, aged 30, allegedly made threatening phone calls to a victim in Langley, British Columbia. RCMP officers claim to have found the man in Fresno, California, and contacted the FBI to move the case forward. The California Federal Attorney's Office reported tha…
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