{"id":165975,"date":"2021-03-02T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=165975"},"modified":"2021-03-02T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:51:42","slug":"bc-drug-money-laundering-network-had-links-to-las-vegas-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/bc-drug-money-laundering-network-had-links-to-las-vegas-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Drug Money Laundering Network Had Links to Las Vegas Casinos, Commission Hears"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man suspected by British Columbia authorities of being at the center of an international drug smuggling and money laundering ring held VIP accounts at casinos in Las Vegas, as well as Macau and the Canadian province.<\/p>\n

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Suspected money-launderer Paul King Jin used accounts at Las Vegas casinos as part of his junket operations. (Image: Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s according to new details revealed Monday during the latest hearing of the Cullen Commission, which is examining the extent of BC\u2019s money laundering problem. And according to RCMP Cpl. Melvin Chizawsky, BC\u2019s money laundering problem might be Nevada\u2019s problem, too.<\/p>\n

Paul King Jin was identified in 2015 by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation as an alleged organized crime figure with links to Silver International, an underground bank posing as a currency exchange business in Richmond, BC.<\/p>\n

Chizaswky informed the inquiry that Jin told police in a 2016 interview that he held gambling credit accounts with unnamed Las Vegas and Macau casinos, which he used to facilitate gambling trips for Chinese nationals.<\/p>\n

Vancouver Money Laundering Model <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Authorities believe Silver International washed around $250 million a year through British Columbia\u2019s casino sector and property markets. He was using a method of money laundering that was so rife in BC casinos that it came to be known by the international intelligence community as \u201cthe Vancouver Model.\u201d<\/p>\n

This involved the receipt of cash from a network of drug cartels who would be repaid via equivalent transactions into a maze of Chinese bank accounts. The dirty cash was then lent to high rollers on gambling trips from China, allowing them to dodge strict controls on the movement of cash out of their homeland.<\/p>\n

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The cash would then be gratefully accepted by BC casinos and converted into chips, often in violation of anti-money laundering laws, which require operators to report suspicious transactions to financial regulators. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The chips could then be cashed out by the high rollers who had paid Silver up front via bank transactions in China.<\/p>\n

Despite being banned from some local casinos for loan sharking, Jin was observed by detectives making numerous clandestine cash drops for high rollers in and around the casinos.<\/p>\n

Targeted for Assassination<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The prosecution of Silver International collapsed<\/a> in 2018 after a judge ruled that continuing with the case would place a secret police informant \u201cat risk of death.\u201d That\u2019s because prosecutors had accidentally released the informant\u2019s name during a standard evidence disclosure to the defendants\u2019 lawyer.<\/p>\n

Later, Jin and Silver International boss Jian Jun Zhu were gunned down<\/a> as they sat in a Japanese restaurant in Richmond. Jin sustained only minor injuries during the attack, but Jian died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Jin also operated an illegal casino in his mansion, which was the city\u2019s second-most expensive property in 2019, valued at $10 million.<\/p>\n

Jin is still under investigation by BC authorities, who continue to build a case against the Chinese-born Canadian citizen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A man suspected by British Columbia authorities of being at the center of an international drug smuggling and money laundering ring held VIP accounts at casinos in Las Vegas, as well as Macau and the Canadian province. 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