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Peel Police Dismantle Alleged International Extortion Ring, Charge 17 Men

Police say the arrests disrupt a transnational network that used threats, shootings and arson to extort South Asian business owners, leaving an active probe with more arrests expected.

Seventeen men have been arrested following a major extortion investigation in Peel Region.
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A Peel Police shoulder patch is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday, July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Overview

  • Peel Regional Police announced on Monday that 17 men were arrested after an investigation that began in December 2025 and that those charged now face a total of 106 criminal counts.
  • Police said the charges include extortion, roughly 75 firearm‑related offences and arson counts linked to 24 incidents, 16 of which investigators tied to the group known as For Brothers.
  • Investigators executed coordinated search warrants in April and seized six firearms, illicit drugs, multiple cellphones and SIM cards, and fraudulent identity documents as evidence.
  • The Canada Border Services Agency has detained six people on immigration inadmissibility grounds, removed three, left two in custody and released one on conditions while opening hundreds of related immigration probes.
  • The arrests follow a years‑long rise in extortion complaints against South Asian businesses in the Greater Toronto Area, prompted Peel to form an Extortion Task Force in 2023 and signaling greater cross‑border cooperation and community support efforts as court and immigration processes move forward.