CTV Poll -- RCMP & Canadian Border Services Agency: Dismantling of Counterfeiting Network

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-- I just heard mention of Mr. Shapiro, ethics counsellor, and why not use FINTRAC to investigate Liberal government corruption. Tune in.


Poll: Do you think the government should resign because they lost yesterday's vote?


RCMP busts fraud ring

Officials say it's seized fake health insurance cards from several provinces, passports, drivers' licences from Quebec and Ontario, and thousands of fake credit cards.

The RCMP say it's arrested the three ringleaders. The trio was working out of Montreal, Toronto and the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne. More arrests could follow.

Investigators are looking into whether they were orchestrating the entry of illegal immigrants or financing terrorist organizations.

RCMP assisted by Canadian Border Services Agency: Dismantling of Counterfeiting Network -- Project CHARNY -- Canadian banknote, credit card and passport counterfeiting network

A total of 13 charges were laid against three Canadian residents originally from Sri Lanka and Lebanon: Rajmohan JEYARAJAH, a 31-year-old from Mississauga, Thulasinathan THANGAVELU, a 38-year-old from Montreal, and Mohammad A. HASHMI, a 44-year-old from Cornwall.

The latter were charged with uttering counterfeit money, forging Canadian passports, having had in their possession instruments to commit forgery and having had in their possession instruments for forging or falsifying credit cards.

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