All of the criminal charges laid in a high-profile RCMP investigation into money-laundering in B.C. The investigation — called E-Pirate by the RCMP— was launched in 2015 into a suspected underground banking operation that allegedly processed suspected drug money, and allegedly funded gamblers in high-stakes games in B.C. Then in a press release on Wednesday morning the RCMP confirmed that the Public Prosecution Service of Canada stayed all charges last week. "The charges were stayed for several reasons that materialized during the course of the file; the nature of which will not be discussed in any detail given operational sensitivities," wrote RCMP Sgt. Matthew Nathanson, a lawyer for Silver International and one of the people charged declined any comment.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2018 20:26 UTC