US EditionCBSA opens 372 immigration investigations to ‘disrupt extortion networks’ in Canada
The Canada Border Services Agency launched 372 investigations and enforced 35 deportations to target extortion linked to organized crime impacting communities nationwide.
- On March 18, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency said it had opened 372 investigations to disrupt extortion networks and, as of last Thursday, issued 70 removal orders with 35 enforced.
- CBSA began monitoring enforcement cases linked to extortion last August in the Pacific and Prairie regions and expanded to the Greater Toronto Area in November, increasing removal capacity and operating a public tip line.
- IRB transcripts link Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu and Arshdeep Singh, deportee , to criminality, CBC reporting traces their movements across provinces.
- CBSA cited recent deportations, including two cases, among 35 removals enforced, while the agency had issued 70 removal orders as of March 12, 2026.
- Surrey, British Columbia reported 133 extortion cases in 2025 with investigations ongoing, and officials flagged Sandhu in 2020, but it took nearly six years to deport him, highlighting procedural delays.
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Border Agency Opens 372 Immigration Investigations Targeting Extortion Rings in Canada
Canada’s border agency says it has opened 372 immigration investigations in an effort to “disrupt extortion networks” plaguing British Columbia, parts of the Prairies, and the Toronto area. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) began formally monitoring immigration enforcement cases potentially linked to extortion in western Canada last August before expanding its oversight to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in November, the agency said in a M…
Accused extortionists deported as part of CBSA crackdown on cross-Canada network
Following extensive CBC News reporting on two Indian nationals deported for alleged links to the extortion crisis plaguing Canadian communities, the Canada Border Services Agency has identified the two men as proof of expanded efforts to disrupt extortion networks.
The Toronto Star
CBSA opens 372 immigration investigations to ‘disrupt extortion networks’ in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada Border Services Agency says it has opened 372 immigration investigations in an effort to "disrupt extortion networks" across the country.
Winnipeg Free Press
CBSA opens 372 immigration investigations to 'disrupt extortion networks' in Canada
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