A man accused of international money laundering, including more than $800 million through Australian casinos, has been arrested in British Columbia and is awaiting deportation.
Dan Bui Shun Jin was arrested in Richmond, B.C. on May 25. At the time of his arrest, he had been living at the River Rock Casino and had more than $75,000 in cash on him.
Jin is an alleged 鈥渉igh roller鈥� accused of laundering more than $855 million through Australian casinos alone. There are active investigations into his activities in Australia, the United States, Macau and Singapore.
The United States had previously issued an arrest warrant for Jin due to an alleged fraud in Nevada worth $1.4 million.
During a search of Jin鈥檚 hotel room, investigators say they found documents that detailed a recent alleged laundering effort through the Vancouver International Airport. The alleged scheme involved a female money courier who was told to pick up $25,000 in cash from an unidentified man in a Las Vegas parking lot and bring it to Jin in Richmond. Canadian Border Services officers pulled the woman aside once she arrived in Canada and officers found the money.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order for Jin on June 5. He is being held in custody until he can be removed from Canada.
Jin鈥檚 arrest comes as British Columbia鈥檚 Attorney General David Eby lobbies for support in protecting the province against the money laundering.
鈥淚t's literally hundreds of millions of dollars have gone through B.C. casinos that are suspicious cash transactions,鈥� Eby told the Canada鈥檚 Standing Committee on Finance on March 27. 鈥淣ot all of them necessarily involving the proceeds of crime, but certainly large-scale money laundering was taking place.鈥�
