Money laundering, illegal gaming the focus of new joint policing unit
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2016-04-11

The Government of British Columbia and the Province’s anti-gang agency are joining forces to form a co-ordinated investigation unit designed to crack down on illegal gaming and money-laundering in BC’s gaming facilities.

The formation of the new Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team was announced by BC Finance Minister Michael de Jong, Solicitor-General Mike Morris and Kevin Hackett, chief operating officer of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC).

The new team will be located within CFSEU-BC, the Province’s anti-gang police agency and the largest integrated joint forces police unit in Canada.

For more information, please visit:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016FIN0010-000546