๐จ๐ฆโs public safety minister just said less than 1% of ๐บ๐ธโs fentanyl is from ๐จ๐ฆ, and ditto for illegal immigrants.
Here's why that's a whopper of a lie. Warning: Your opinion of ๐จ๐ฆ will irreversibly change.
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Here's why that's a whopper of a lie. Warning: Your opinion of ๐จ๐ฆ will irreversibly change.
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2/ Last year ๐บ๐ธโs border seized ~19.6k lbs of fentanyl.
๐จ๐ฆ busts in Q4:
- a lab in BC was producing ~4% that volume per year
- a lab in AB produced ~1% of that volume
In ๐จ๐ฆ, just these 4 busts in Q4 represented over $1 billion of drug profits.
๐จ๐ฆ busts in Q4:
- a lab in BC was producing ~4% that volume per year
- a lab in AB produced ~1% of that volume
In ๐จ๐ฆ, just these 4 busts in Q4 represented over $1 billion of drug profits.
3/ I doubt that was hand-crafted, artisanal fentanyl destined for sale at local farmers markets. ๐จ๐ฆ has been well aware of this for decades.
The DEA alleged that El Chapo stated ๐จ๐ฆ was more lucrative than the ๐บ๐ธ & sent a lieutenant as a student.
The DEA alleged that El Chapo stated ๐จ๐ฆ was more lucrative than the ๐บ๐ธ & sent a lieutenant as a student.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1814134776661528993
4/ Quick sidebar on immigration. ๐จ๐ฆ claims it has robust screening, but literally anyone that showed up could get a student visa with an acceptance letter until last year.
No background checks. The letter was never verified. Popular w/organized crime.
No background checks. The letter was never verified. Popular w/organized crime.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1814134771351433670
5/ back to fentanyl. I'm not a housing guy by trade, my team fell into housing when we were confused by Vancouver real estate prices.
I'm actually a quant by training that specializes in tracking capital flows, legal or otherwise. Money is zero sum, so there's always a source.
I'm actually a quant by training that specializes in tracking capital flows, legal or otherwise. Money is zero sum, so there's always a source.
6/ when we crunched the numbers back in 2016/17, we identified one partyโan organized crime group that stopped laundering in it's traditional region. The flows were too similar to ignore.
We published it. Facebook banned it. Old twitter wouldn't even let it pass in DMs.
We published it. Facebook banned it. Old twitter wouldn't even let it pass in DMs.
7/ after being branded a racist, I get a call from the former director of the RCMP who is dumbfounded by the fact we nailed it right down to the gang.
@scoopercooper dug & uncovered the Vancouver Modelโyes, a money laundering model is named after a city in ๐จ๐ฆ.
@scoopercooper dug & uncovered the Vancouver Modelโyes, a money laundering model is named after a city in ๐จ๐ฆ.
8/ The Vancouver Model is simple:
- drug money is traded for casino chips
- cash out w/a casino cheque
- deposit "tax free winnings" at a bank
- buy a house w/the proceeds & pay the mortgage w/"rent"
- repeat
guys literally went to high roller tables w/grocery bags of cash
- drug money is traded for casino chips
- cash out w/a casino cheque
- deposit "tax free winnings" at a bank
- buy a house w/the proceeds & pay the mortgage w/"rent"
- repeat
guys literally went to high roller tables w/grocery bags of cash
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1368044043486298116
9/ fun side noteโCooper did an interview w/a person on my staff, describing the inquiry & the Vancouver Model.
Facebook immediately banned everyone at my company, and I was labeled a critic of China despite me not saying anything, Shout out to the ๐บ๐ธ billionaire who fixed it.
Facebook immediately banned everyone at my company, and I was labeled a critic of China despite me not saying anything, Shout out to the ๐บ๐ธ billionaire who fixed it.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1763197738559143940
10/ Money laundering is like cockroachesโa place doesn't just have one. So it was time to look at Greater Toronto real estate.
The fine folks at Transparency International let me help w/a study where we found $25.4b in mortgages w/blatant laundering flags & anon ownership.
The fine folks at Transparency International let me help w/a study where we found $25.4b in mortgages w/blatant laundering flags & anon ownership.
https://twitter.com/StephenPunwasi/status/1381385535432888326
11/ Politicians pretended to crack down, but then generated liquidity. Their primary concern wasn't the laundering, but a bust pushing prices down.
Toronto went on to become the fentanyl control center of the world, according to ๐บ๐ธ (under BIDEN!).
Toronto went on to become the fentanyl control center of the world, according to ๐บ๐ธ (under BIDEN!).
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1829201219329642602
12/ How corrupt is ๐จ๐ฆ? One of the world's biggest fentanyl dealers was running his operations using a prison mail system.
That would be absurd in Jalisco, but it didn't even make the news in ๐จ๐ฆ. I wonder why. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
That would be absurd in Jalisco, but it didn't even make the news in ๐จ๐ฆ. I wonder why. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1433256322233999360
13/ Most folks don't know ๐จ๐ฆ's gov orders media bans, preventing discussion of a case.
A recent case involving the RCMP director of intel (๐จ๐ฆ's FBI). The Five Eyes director allegedly leaked to a "kingpin launderer" representing Sinaloa cartel, & terror orgs.
A recent case involving the RCMP director of intel (๐จ๐ฆ's FBI). The Five Eyes director allegedly leaked to a "kingpin launderer" representing Sinaloa cartel, & terror orgs.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1712303816928882916
14/ Speaking of the cartel, guess who their banker is?
Good old Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank.
They recently paid the largest penalty of its kind in ๐บ๐ธ history. Thatโs a frickin accomplishment.
Good old Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank.
They recently paid the largest penalty of its kind in ๐บ๐ธ history. Thatโs a frickin accomplishment.
https://twitter.com/tftc21/status/1844510087379030259
15/ & speaking of laundry mats, HSBC Canada was recently acquired by RBC, w/odd terms such as lending to the small group of developers in BC.
The finance minister at the time must have forgot they were under investigation at the time of the rushed exit. So weird!
The finance minister at the time must have forgot they were under investigation at the time of the rushed exit. So weird!
https://twitter.com/StephenPunwasi/status/1755058514853011566
16/ thatโs a lot about BC but what about Ontario? To start we know casinos were used for the same reason.
Why? ๐จ๐ฆ was told by an intel agency that the worldโs largest car theft gang arrived & is using casinos. ๐จ๐ฆ ignores it, goes on to become a car theft capital. Sense a trend?
Why? ๐จ๐ฆ was told by an intel agency that the worldโs largest car theft gang arrived & is using casinos. ๐จ๐ฆ ignores it, goes on to become a car theft capital. Sense a trend?
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1593692894551998469
17/ after pressure to improve AML, ๐จ๐ฆ hit casinos with new reporting regulations. Surely this will catch the laundering in Ontario, right?
Funny story. A regulator hit a casino with an allegation, and whoops! The AML reporting system for casinos went offline for 6 months. Darn!
Funny story. A regulator hit a casino with an allegation, and whoops! The AML reporting system for casinos went offline for 6 months. Darn!
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1782568929149227275
18/ When places have low statistical corruption, itโs because:
- it has low corruption; or
- itโs too corrupt to even try enforcing
Ontario resembles the latter when it comes to drugs. No major drug lab busts, but ๐บ๐ธ seems to arrest a lot of smugglers from ON. ๐ค
- it has low corruption; or
- itโs too corrupt to even try enforcing
Ontario resembles the latter when it comes to drugs. No major drug lab busts, but ๐บ๐ธ seems to arrest a lot of smugglers from ON. ๐ค
19/ If youโre starting to think thereโs something wrong with ๐จ๐ฆโs government, ๐จ๐ฆโs government feels the same way.
The countryโs organized crime intelligence unit estimates 1 in 4k adults in ๐จ๐ฆ are organized crime & 260 organized crime groups work in government.
The countryโs organized crime intelligence unit estimates 1 in 4k adults in ๐จ๐ฆ are organized crime & 260 organized crime groups work in government.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1752142015695913343
20/ letโs gloss over the fact that Australiaโs largest fentanyl bust was a shipment recently being smuggled from ๐จ๐ฆ.
Granted, it wasnโt as stylish as ๐จ๐ฆโs coke/meth in a vintage Bentley that occurred a few days later.
Granted, it wasnโt as stylish as ๐จ๐ฆโs coke/meth in a vintage Bentley that occurred a few days later.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1563000682046980102
21/ okay, I will admitโ๐จ๐ฆ provides less than 1% of ๐บ๐ธโs illegal immigrants. However, when it comes to supervillains? ๐จ๐ฆ is the undisputed champ.
๐บ๐ธ border encounters w suspected terrorists are 500% higher on the ๐จ๐ฆ border vs ๐ฒ๐ฝ. 1% of illegals, 80% of terror suspects.
๐บ๐ธ border encounters w suspected terrorists are 500% higher on the ๐จ๐ฆ border vs ๐ฒ๐ฝ. 1% of illegals, 80% of terror suspects.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1854144895037870498
22/ which shouldnโt be too much of a surprise. Remember those launderers above? They launder for terrorists and drug dealers, and business is booming.
๐จ๐ฆ has a strange history as a major terror hub. Like the time CSIS destroyed evidence it had someone on the air India bombing.
๐จ๐ฆ has a strange history as a major terror hub. Like the time CSIS destroyed evidence it had someone on the air India bombing.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1847437289733181520
23/ or why ๐จ๐ฆ is ignoring a 27-year old Interpol red card notice for the alleged assassin of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1821661758081442188
24/ Seems a little sketchier than most people would assume, eh?
And weโre only really discussing two provinces. Nova Scotia for instance has โno crime,โ but is overrepresented for laundering activity. The port also makes frequent appearances in ๐บ๐ธ Intel reports. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
And weโre only really discussing two provinces. Nova Scotia for instance has โno crime,โ but is overrepresented for laundering activity. The port also makes frequent appearances in ๐บ๐ธ Intel reports. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1796006999018082484
24/ anyway, I think you get the point.
๐จ๐ฆโs reputation as a boring place where nothing happens has been a carefully constructed facade.
And for those who think that laundering has a small impact on ๐จ๐ฆโs housing market, hereโs a thread on why thatโs just plain wrong.
๐จ๐ฆโs reputation as a boring place where nothing happens has been a carefully constructed facade.
And for those who think that laundering has a small impact on ๐จ๐ฆโs housing market, hereโs a thread on why thatโs just plain wrong.
https://twitter.com/stephenpunwasi/status/1300222309760811009
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