Ezra Beau Sametz had been “engaged in trafficking controlled drugs and substances and associated to organized crime,” according to a statement of claim filed recently by the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office.
On Aug. 19, the concierge called Vancouver police after seeing “a controlled substance in the residence.”“The VPD opened the package and located 18 bundles of Canadian currency bound with elastic bands totalling $120,000,” says the statement of claim filed late last month against Sametz’s estate.Article content
“The money was found in proximity to a controlled substance and bundled or packaged in a manner not consistent with standard banking practices,” the director of civil forfeiture’s claim said. “On Aug. 24, 2021, samples of the money were subjected to ion mobility spectrometry testing, and tested positive for cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin.”Article content
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