Project Gaslight: Edmonton police seek extradition of suspected ringleader arrested overseas [Video]

The Edmonton Police Service believes it has found all of the people behind a series of extortion crimes being investigated under Project Gaslight, but getting the alleged ringleader on Canadian soil to face justice is a hurdle still to be overcome.

From shootings to new or under-construction homes being torched, police investigated dozens of incidents in the Edmonton region since October 2023 that investigators say are extortions targeting the South Asian community — in particular, home builders.

Maninder Singh Dhaliwal, 35, is believed to be the leader of the criminal organization responsible for the series of extortions and had been the subject of a Canada-wide warrant since July 2024, when six other people were arrested.

Police had previously said he was affiliated with the Brothers Keeper organized crime group, also known as the Dhaliwal crime group, out of the B.C. Lower Mainland.

While Dhaliwal is from Edmonton and has ties to …