The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community.

Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger said Wednesday the RCMP will lead the group consisting of 40 members from enforcement agencies throughout B.C. as they try to stop threats, shootings and extortions targeting South Asian families and businesses.

Krieger said the task force will expand the cross-jurisdictional reach of police and support co-ordinated investigations to bring those making the threats and committing violence to justice.

She called the crimes targeting the South Asian community “deeply concerning.”

“No person or family or business in our province should be threatened in this way, and we must do ev

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