US EditionFirst in Canada unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers
The court action targets three properties and $1.5 million in cash linked to illicit cannabis and undeclared income, marking the country's first use of an unexplained wealth order.
- The B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday issued Canada’s first unexplained wealth order against Jianxin Huang and Xiao Zhen Jean Li, ordering forfeiture of three properties and nearly $1.5 million in cash.
- Police responded after a double shooting, and banks flagged large cash deposits and five-figure BC Hydro payments, filing suspicious transaction reports to FINTRAC involving Xiao Zhen Jean Li.
- Records detail Jianxin Huang paid $588,000 for a Victoria Drive home, $705,000 with Xiao Zhen Jean Li, and $1.7 million for an Abbotsford property, all without specific dates.
- Following the civil forfeiture lawsuit, the court ordered Xiao Zhen Jean Li and Jianxin Huang to produce acquisition, utility, and tax records dating to 2003, enabled by 2023 Cullen Commission reforms.
- Police confirmed the second victim was recovering, following a fatal shooting identified by Vancouver Police.
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How a Vancouver blood trail ended with Canada's first unexplained wealth order (Metro Vancouver)
It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an alleged illegal cannabis operation in East Vancouver in September 2023. Now two property owners have been ordered to show how they acquired funds to buy three B.C. homes after declaring "minimal" taxable income for nearl...
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How a Vancouver blood trail ended with Canada's first unexplained wealth order
It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an alleged illegal cannabis operation in East Vancouver in September 2023. Now two property owners have been ordered to show how they acquired funds to buy three B.C.
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First in Canada unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers
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First in Canada unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says she’s “pleased” that the B.C. Supreme Court has issued Canada’s first unexplained wealth order against two accused illicit pot growers tracked down by police who followed a trail of blood after a shooting. A court ruling issued in Victoria on Thursday says Jianxin Huang and Xiao Zhen Jean Li are facing a civil forfeiture action for three properties and nearly $1.5 million in …
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