Edmonton traffic stop leads to extortion-related arrest - BERITAJA

The Edmonton Police Service has arrested Safaldeep Singh, who is wanted connected a Canada-wide warrant for conspiracy to perpetrate execution and extortion.

He besides has suspected ties to the “For Brothers” gang,  an organized criminal web linked to shootings and extortion targeting South Asian business owners and organization members crossed Canada and the United States.

According to EPS, patrol officers stopped a Dodge Charger for vulnerable driving connected May 4. The postulation extremity led to a conveyance hunt and seizure of of controlled substances and a loaded firearm.

As a result, 22-year-old Safaldeep Singh, 28-year-old Sandeep Singh and 22-year-old Divianshu Divianshu were arrested and charged pinch respective supplier trafficking and firearms-related offences.

Police opportunity Singh was later released connected bail but the investigation continued.

“Two hunt warrants of his residence revealed grounds accordant pinch conveyance re-vinning operations tied to extortion related crimes,” says Staff Sgt. Eric Stewart pinch EPS’ Investigative Response Team.

Singh was arrested again connected June 23 pinch charges of trafficking successful spot obtained by crime, possession of stolen property and unauthorized possession of a firearm, each successful summation to his charges nether the Canada-wide warrants.

This comes aft a drawstring of convulsive extortion crimes crossed Canada, resulting successful arsons and shootings.

EPS has investigated extortion-related crimes successful the metropolis complete the past fewer years and has said location was a resurgence of these crimes aft it concluded Project Gaslight successful 2024.

Law enforcements crossed the country, including the Canada Border Security Agency (CBSA), person collaborated to combat this criminal network.

“Nation-wide arsenic of June 18, 2026, the CBSA has opened 484 migration investigations, we person issued 139 removal orders and person removed 81 individuals from the state that person immoderate nexus to extortion related activities,” says Kristine Conroy, adjunct head pinch CBSA’s Intelligence and Enforcement Operations Division.

In the Prairie region, the CBSA has opened 138 migration investigations, issued 37 removal orders and has removed 18 individuals from Canada.

Conroy says the CBSA gets its accusation from galore sources including extortion task forces, rule enforcement services and tips from the public.

To put a sanction to multi-jurisdictional collaboration to tackle extortion crimes, Edmonton constabulary person launched Project Insight.

“Project Insight is utilizing our learnings, strengths and connections from our highly successful erstwhile investigations to build a consequence to the ongoing threat of extortion successful our South Asian community,” says Stewart.

“A halfway constituent of this model is real-time intelligence sharing, ensuring a unified and timely consequence to threats that span jurisdictions.”

After Singh was processed connected the EPS charges successful Edmonton, he was past transferred to Ontario to look the charges connected his Canada-wide warrants.