Organized Crime in Canada
Part One: "They're just Pawns..." CityTV news story
Part Two: Scope of Organized Crime in Canada
Part Three: Key Sub-Sector Strategies and Priorities
Part Four: Current Events Connection
Articles:
Illicit Drugs:
City News - 20 People Arrested in $70 Million in Drugs Seized in 'Project Gateway'
CBC - Dark web drug trafficking group arrested on Vancouver Island: RCMP
CBC - 20 arrested, $70M in drugs seized after years-long international investigation: RCMP
Human Trafficking:
CBC - AI helps researchers identify victims of human trafficking
CTV News - More than 300 charges laid, kingpin identified in multi provincial human trafficking investigation
Money Laundering:
The Guardian - Three-year report reveals vast scale of money laundering in BC
Global News - B.C. Government waited 9 years to heed recommendations to reject drug cash in casinos inquiry hears
Government of BC - Billions in money laundering increased B.C. housing prices, expert panel find
Economic Theft:
CBC - Organized crime 'knowingly and actively' exploited federal pandemic benefits: intelligence reports
Vehicle Theft:
The Vancouver Sun - High-tech car theft hits B.C.: Crooks now using sophisticated technology to program their own key fobs, often in just minutes
Gangs:
Vancouver Sun - B.C. goes after parents of murdered gangsters over cash and jewelry
Vancouver Sun - Brothers Keeper gangster shot to death in Whistler
CTV News - Prominent and violent Brothers Keepers gang: Investigation nets multiple criminal charges
Vancouver Sun - REAL scoop: Murders stem from Wolf Pack internal conflict
CBC - Notorious gangs of British Columbia
The Fifth Estate - Walk the Line
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/serious-breaches-by-vancouver-police-doom-high-profile-fentanyl-trafficking-case-1.5091528
- Watch the news story below about youth and gangs in Vancouver and answer the questions on p. 10 of your notes booklet.
- Youth and Gang involvement - video link HERE
Part Two: Scope of Organized Crime in Canada
- Use the "Working Together to Combat Organized Crime: A Public Report" document by Public Safety Canada, to respond to the questions on page 10 & 11 in your notes booklet. (Link HERE)
- In the Table of Contents options of the report, select "Scope of Organized Crime in Canada"
Part Three: Key Sub-Sector Strategies and Priorities
- Use the same report document as for Part Two. Select "Key Sub-Sector Strategies and Priorities" from the Table of Contents.
- Answer questions 1 & 2 under this heading in your notes booklet p.11
Part Four: Current Events Connection
- Find a news article that connects to the area of organized crime you chose to discuss in Part Three. You may choose from the articles below, or find an article on your own. Respond to the questions in your notes booklet.
Articles:
Illicit Drugs:
City News - 20 People Arrested in $70 Million in Drugs Seized in 'Project Gateway'
CBC - Dark web drug trafficking group arrested on Vancouver Island: RCMP
CBC - 20 arrested, $70M in drugs seized after years-long international investigation: RCMP
Human Trafficking:
CBC - AI helps researchers identify victims of human trafficking
CTV News - More than 300 charges laid, kingpin identified in multi provincial human trafficking investigation
Money Laundering:
The Guardian - Three-year report reveals vast scale of money laundering in BC
Global News - B.C. Government waited 9 years to heed recommendations to reject drug cash in casinos inquiry hears
Government of BC - Billions in money laundering increased B.C. housing prices, expert panel find
Economic Theft:
CBC - Organized crime 'knowingly and actively' exploited federal pandemic benefits: intelligence reports
Vehicle Theft:
The Vancouver Sun - High-tech car theft hits B.C.: Crooks now using sophisticated technology to program their own key fobs, often in just minutes
Gangs:
Vancouver Sun - B.C. goes after parents of murdered gangsters over cash and jewelry
Vancouver Sun - Brothers Keeper gangster shot to death in Whistler
CTV News - Prominent and violent Brothers Keepers gang: Investigation nets multiple criminal charges
Vancouver Sun - REAL scoop: Murders stem from Wolf Pack internal conflict
CBC - Notorious gangs of British Columbia
The Fifth Estate - Walk the Line
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/serious-breaches-by-vancouver-police-doom-high-profile-fentanyl-trafficking-case-1.5091528