mayor says 20 more RCMP officers on the way to boost anti-extortion battleBy Canadian Press on January 28, 2026. Share this story:The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she’s been told Ottawa will send 20 more RCMP officers to battle extortions that have seen homes and businesses riddled with gunfire, after Premier David Eby announced an inter-provincial meeting in the city to tackle the crime wave. He said Prime Minister Mark Carney had agreed to commit more federal resources for the RCMP in B.C. to tackle the extortion wave, with the funding to help more anti-gang police take part in extortion cases. Surrey’s council passed a motion this week urging Ottawa to declare a national state of emergency over the extortion wave.