BC Police Arrest Two Over Extortion Involving South Asian Community

Duncan Pound pauses while speaking during a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 3, 2015. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Two suspects have been arrested in British Columbia in an investigation into widespread extortion of South Asian business figures, crimes that police and politicians say reach back to India.

RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say the suspects were arrested Thursday on arson and firearms allegations dating from late 2023 into 2024.