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PTC News Desk: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deported three foreign nationals in connection with the investigation linked to the ongoing extortion network targetting Punjabi business owners in British Columbia.The action was part of the newly formed BC Extortion Task Force. The agency has also initiated immigration investigations into 78 foreign nationals who may be inadmissible to the country.According to officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), 78 additional foreign nationals are currently being investigated for possible inadmissibility to Canada, including suspected links to criminal networks tied to ongoing extortion cases.The extortion wave across British Columbia intensified sharply in early 2025. Offenders have been using social media to demand cryptocurrency payments from business owners and have allegedly resorted to violence and arson when their demands were ignored. Several small businesses in Surrey, the Lower Mainland, and the Fraser Valley—among them the repeatedly attacked Kap’s Café in Surrey—have been targeted.Authorities have not released the names, nationalities, or destinations of those deported, but law enforcement sources suggest that many of the victims and perpetrators involved in the extortion ring are of Punjabi origin. The CBSA cited operational security and privacy rules under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act as reasons for withholding further details.Officials described the deportations as an important step toward dismantling organised networks responsible for the recent rise in violence and intimidation against B.C.’s Punjabi business community.
