This comes as surrey police investigates whether they're adding yet another case to the growing list of attacks Global news hour at 6 bc community reaction to b.c.'s newest tactic on fighting extortion 0 seconds of 0 secondsvolume 0% Authorities in british columbia are acknowledging the fear and disappointment among the province’s south asian community amid a spate of extortions and violence that has seen homes and. The canada border services agency (cbsa) pacific region immigration enforcement and intelligence and investigations operations are part of a newly created bc extortion task force which was announced by the province of b.c In september and is led by the royal canadian mounted police (rcmp). A surrey, b.c., business owner is calling for urgent action from all levels of government over a growing trend of extortion and violence against members of the south asian community in.
While arrests in some extortion cases targeting the south asian community are welcome, more needs to be done to end the terror, two community leaders say. In response to a rise in extortion threats against members of the south asian community, bc crime stoppers is launching a digital media campaign to raise awareness and encourage reporting of extortion activity. We're hearing from some members of the south asian community saturday night, a day after b.c.'s safety minister and the canada border services agency announced a new tactic in the ongoing. A campaign urging victims and targets of extortion threats in b.c.’s south asian community to come forward has launched, but critics want more action.
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