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The RCMP announced on Friday that five foreign nationals have been charged with extortion-related crimes in British Columbia, including acts of violence like arson and shootings in Langley and Surrey. As part of Project E_PURSUANCE, four men were arrested in Surrey and one man from India was apprehended at Toronto-Pearson International Airport. The investigation also led to the seizure of firearms, suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and opium, as well as evidence pointing towards additional suspects involved in other criminal activities across Western Canada.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Langley RCMP announced on Friday the arrest of five foreign nationals in connection with an extensive investigation into extortion and related violent crimes affecting the South Asian community in British Columbia. Four suspects were apprehended in Surrey, B.C., while one was detained upon arrival at Toronto Pearson Airport. The arrests are part of a project called E_PURSUANCE, launched by the RCMP last year to address increasing threats against members of the local South Asian community. Since June 2025, when the investigation began following an extortion report from auto dealership owners, authorities have uncovered multiple incidents involving arson and shootings in Langley and Surrey, as well as significant seizures of firearms and drugs including suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and opium.
Written for “Foreign Nationals Arrested For Extortion” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
Five foreign nationals have been charged in connection with extortion-related crimes in B.C., the RCMP announced on Friday.
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Supt. Harm Dosange, officer in charge of the Langley RCMP, said their investigation started in June 2025 following an extortion report from co-owners of an auto dealership.
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He said they were the subject of “extreme extortion demands.”
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“Subsequently, that was followed up with acts of violence, which included arson and shootings in Langley and Surrey, British Columbia,” Dosange added.
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“Through a dedicated project team and extensive operations across Canada and internationally, investigators were able to identify a group allegedly involved in the extortions.
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Other criminal offenses were also identified, such as firearms trafficking and drug trafficking.”
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As part of Project E_PURSUANCE, four men were arrested in Surrey on Thursday and one man, a resident of India, was arrested at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, police said.
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“The project also resulted in the seizure of numerous dangerous items taken off of our streets such as firearms, drugs which we suspect will be cocaine, fentanyl, and opium,” Dosange said.
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Additionally, we obtained evidence identifying additional suspects, evidence that supports other extortion-related offenses throughout Western Canada.
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Our E_PURSUANCE investigators are sharing that evidence with our colleagues in Western Canada and across Canada, so we are expecting more charges coming from our policing partners in the very near future.
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