Ottawa has only five officers tackling money laundering in B.C. – report GlobeBC
The report's findings were delivered on Friday to the federal Organized Crime Reduction Minister, Bill Blair, pictured at right.The federal RCMP team responsible for money-laundering crimes in British Columbia is running with a skeleton staff that refers files to the provincial civil forfeiture office, rather than conducting criminal investigations and laying charges.
“We know that the money launderers are here, that they’re already rich, they’re already experts and they’re clearly better resourced," he said."What I really want to come out of this is a significant shift in how law enforcement around this issue is approached.” The findings were delivered on Friday to the federal Organized Crime Reduction Minister, Bill Blair. Mr. Blair’s office provided a written statement on Monday, noting that Ottawa has committed significant new funding and additional Criminal Code powers in response to concerns raised by Mr. Eby last year.
Just in the past year, information about specific cases has emerged pointing to billions in ill-gotten gains being washed through B.C.’s gambling and real estate sectors.
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