'Not being taken seriously': South Asian community on RCMP's handling of extortions

'Not being taken seriously': South Asian community on RCMP's handling of extortions

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After the head of B.C.'s extortion task force had to apologize for not declaring the situation a "crisis," the South Asian community in Surrey is speaking out. Cecilia Hua has more.

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