Surrey, B.C. (March 19, 2026): Surrey First Councillor and candidate for mayor Linda Annis welcomes the news from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) this week about 35 deportations so far in connection with the ongoing investigation into extortion and organized crime across the country.
Among those removed are Arshdeep Singh who was in Canada on a study permit and linked to membership in a criminal organization connected to extortion, arson, drug trafficking, and firearm offences – and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu who entered Canada as a temporary resident in 2016, and was subsequently ruled inadmissible for organized criminality.
“Coming to Canada is a privilege, not a right, and we’re glad to see progress reported from the ongoing investigation into extortion and other crimes,” Annis said. “They’re great first steps, but even more needs to be done to keep our citizens in Surrey safe. Extortionists, shooters, gangs and drug dealers need to know we are serious about doing whatever it takes to protect our people and our streets.”
Annis and her Surrey First team have also recently called for a number of other action items in the fight against crime including hiring 300 additional Surrey police officers over four years, and building a police training centre in Surrey to speed up recruitment and training.
In addition, Annis has called for police in Surrey to be provided with real-time access to the city’s 600-plus traffic cameras, and the addition of 600 more police-specific cameras.
Annis has also called for police in B.C. to have the ability to lay charges against arrestees instead of Crown Counsel, something that happens in most of the country, but not here.