Wudi@feddit.uk to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 13日前3 foreign nationals sentenced after Surrey, B.C., home targeted with gunfirewww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up115
arrow-up115external-link3 foreign nationals sentenced after Surrey, B.C., home targeted with gunfirewww.ctvnews.caWudi@feddit.uk to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 13日前message-square8fedilink
minus-squarekibblebits@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13日前Can anyone elaborate on these extortions that “plague the city?”
minus-squareVictor Villas@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13日前https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025PSSG0050-000887 As you can see from the date this was published, this has been an ongoing topic in Surrey
minus-squarekibblebits@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13日前Right, but. How are they being extorted? Classic “give me money or we fuck you up?” Type of stuff?
minus-squareVictor Villas@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13日前Yes. Usually phone calls with threats of violence unless some cash is paid. In extreme cases homes/businesses were shot randomly as a scare tactic. I think a car was set on fire as well.
minus-squarekibblebits@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13日前That’s just disgusting. I hope they catch all of them. :(
Can anyone elaborate on these extortions that “plague the city?”
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025PSSG0050-000887
As you can see from the date this was published, this has been an ongoing topic in Surrey
Right, but. How are they being extorted? Classic “give me money or we fuck you up?” Type of stuff?
Yes. Usually phone calls with threats of violence unless some cash is paid. In extreme cases homes/businesses were shot randomly as a scare tactic. I think a car was set on fire as well.
That’s just disgusting. I hope they catch all of them. :(