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Canada Police Bust ISI-Backed Criminal Network Targeting South Asian Businessmen, 17 Arrested

Canadian authorities have dismantled an alleged organised criminal network, backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), targeting South Asian business owners through intimidation, extortion and violence, in what officials described as a breakthrough against rising gang activity in parts of Ontario.

According to top intelligence sources, Peel Regional Police carried out an operation named “Project Outsource" that led to the arrest of 17 to 18 individuals, most of them from Brampton. Sources said 16 of those arrested are of South Asian origin and face nearly 97 to 106 criminal charges collectively.

https://www.news18.com/world/canada-police-bust-isi-backed-criminal-network-targeting-south-asian-businessmen-17-arrested-ws-l-10112128.html