B.C. forms investigation team to tackle money laundering, illegal gaming

Apr 11, 2016 | 12:43 PM

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is attempting to crack down on money laundering at casinos with help from the province’s anti-gang police agency.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong says 22 officers with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit will now be dedicated to investigating groups that use gaming facilites to legalize the proceeds of crime.

He says investigators will work with the B.C. Lottery Corp. and the Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch.

De Jong says suspicious currency transactions tracked last July led to the creation of a unit that would focus on illegal gaming.