Canada Deports Three Extortionists Targeting Punjabi Businesses
Three foreign nationals deported in BC crackdown.
Canada has deported three foreign nationals tied to a vicious extortion racket shaking Punjabi business owners in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, marking the first ejections under the newly minted BC Extortion Task Force. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the removals on November 7, 2025, revealing that 78 more suspects are now under immigration scrutiny for potential inadmissibility. This purge signals zero tolerance for imported criminals exploiting Canada’s open doors to fuel violence, shootings, and fear.
The 40-member task force—comprising CBSA, RCMP, CFSEU-BC, and local forces from Abbotsford to Surrey—has turned the tide on a crime wave that saw 65 extortion cases in Surrey alone this year, 35 involving gunfire. These weren’t random shakedowns; they were orchestrated hits by overseas syndicates targeting thriving Indian-origin entrepreneurs with death threats and bullets. The deportees, stripped of their Canadian foothold, were directly linked to this reign of terror, proving that immigration law is now a weapon against organized crime.
CBSA’s Pacific Region Director General Nina Patel hailed the operation as a “critical disruption” of global crime rings, vowing swift removal of anyone abusing Canada’s system to endanger communities. The agency has already launched 78 IRPA investigations, with inland enforcement teams and intelligence units working overtime to trace money trails, fake identities, and hidden networks. Last year alone, CBSA opened 184 criminal probes into immigration fraud and smuggling—now, those powers are laser-focused on the extortion epidemic.
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Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree praised the frontline grind of border officers, calling their role “essential” in dismantling the fear factory. BC’s Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger doubled down: “Those who terrorize our communities will be arrested, charged, and—if not citizens—booted out.” The message is crystal: Canada’s hospitality ends where violence begins. With federal RCMP coordination linking cases across BC, Alberta, and Ontario, the dragnet is widening fast.
As deported thugs board planes home and more face the same fate, British Columbia’s Punjabi business community breathes easier—shops once under siege now see hope. This isn’t just enforcement; it’s a declaration that Canada will wield every tool—badges, borders, and deportation orders—to crush imported crime. The task force is just getting started, and the next flight out could carry the masterminds behind the masks.
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