Seventeen suspects were arrested after an investigation into violent extortion incidents that targeted South Asian businesses in Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga. A joint operation involving provincial, federal, and U.S. authorities began last December. Restaurants and trucking companies were repeatedly targeted after refusing to comply with extortion demands. In Caledon, two people carried out a shooting and arson at a home, followed minutes later by a shooting targeting a business in Brampton. Investigators linked the suspects to 24 incidents, including 16 tied to For Brothers, an international criminal network targeting South Asian business owners and community members in Canada and the United States. The group faces 106 charges in total. Six charged individuals may face immigration action after criminal cases end, and CBSA separately arrested and detained six individuals for immigration-related inadmissibility, with removals and custody outcomes reported.
"Peel police say 17 suspects have been arrested after an investigation into a string of violent extortion incidents that predominantly targeted South Asian businesses in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. Police say a joint operation involving provincial, federal and U.S. authorities began last December. They say several businesses, including restaurants and trucking companies, were repeatedly targeted after refusing to comply with extortion demands."
"In one incident, two people carried out a shooting and arson at a home in Caledon, followed minutes later by a second shooting targeting a business in Brampton, according to police. Investigators say the 17 suspects have been linked to 24 incidents in all, including 16 that are tied to For Brothers, an international criminal network that targets South Asian business owners and community members in Canada and the United States."
"The group faces 106 charges in total. Police say six individuals charged in the investigation may face immigration action, including possible removal from the country, after their criminal cases are finished. They say the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has separately arrested and detained six individuals for immigration-related inadmissibility."
"Police say three of those detained by the CBSA have been removed, two are in the agency's custody, and one has been released by the Immigration and Refugee Board on conditions."
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