While arrests in some extortion cases targeting the South Asian community are welcome, more needs to be done to end the terror, two B.C. community leaders say.

Jinny Sims, a former NDP MLA who is now a Surrey radio host, noted that there were more shootings on Monday, even as the news broke of charges against seven suspects in three targeted incidents dating back to 2024.

“When you think about that, it is crazy,” said Sims, who hosts a program on Swift Radio, which was targeted in a shooting Sept. 29. “Yes, I am really happy that the police have made some arrests. I think they need to catch more.”

Kash Heed, a former B.C. solicitor general and current Richmond councillor, said while the police investigations have yielded results, he hopes they go after bigger players than those caught s

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