The RCMP alleges a Burnaby mansion in Vancouver served as a key operational base for the Chuang family, a group accused of running a highly organized narcotics trafficking and money-laundering cell.

By Sam Cooper | The Bureau

Summary

A sweeping RCMP investigation has linked Chinese underground banking and drug trafficking in Vancouver to the Chaoshan community association, implicated in a civil forfeiture case involving properties worth more than $10 million.

Central to the probe is a mansion on Ridge Drive, allegedly used by the Chuang family for narcotics operations. Authorities seized cannabis plants, firearms, and foreign currencies, indicating sophisticated money laundering activities.

The Bureau writes:

The operation mirrors international networks reminiscent of the “Vancouver Model”—a nexus of Chinese transnational casino and real estate laundering, financial fraud, and geopolitical influence exploiting Canada’s financial and legal systems.

Xun Chuang, the family patriarch and the case’s only criminally convicted defendant, is a director of the “Chaoshan” community association, a Vancouver-based organization whose founder has been identified in presidential-level United Front Work Department meetings in Beijing.

The investigation reveals connections to broader transnational networks and highlights concerns over Chinese influence in Canada, as noted by the Hogue Commission’s findings on community groups involved in potential electoral interference.

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