Seven months after Saskatchewan RCMP seized money, it has been forfeited to Saskatchewan’s Civil Forfeiture Program.
On September 1, 2022, the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol conducted a commercial traffic inspection on a semi-truck travelling east on the outskirts of Regina.
During an inspection, officers noted commercial vehicle violations and missing documentation.
A search of the semi-truck resulted in officers locating two large duffle bags and one black canvas shopping bag, both containing a sum of cash.
The cash was packaged in a way that was consistent with organized crime. As a result, all bags were seized by officers for further investigation.
The two occupants were taken into custody without incident but released with no charges filed.
The total proceeds forfeited to police in the traffic inspection was $897,540 in Canadian currency.
After months of investigation with multiple agencies, the provincial Crown applied for civil forfeiture in late March. The Regina King’s Bench Court deemed that the proceeds resulted from the unlawful activity and ordered the money be forfeited.