Proceeds of Crime/Money Laundering Charges Laid
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau.
DATE: September 07, 2010
Police Lay Proceeds of Crime/Money Laundering Charges in Relation to Drug and Money Seizure
(Thunder Bay) On the 1st of December 2009 members of the Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit executed a search warrant at the Marcel BRETON residence on Mapleward Road. At that time officers seized approximately 1.2 million dollars in Canadian Currency and 22,000 dollars worth of drugs.
Charged in this investigation were:
Marcel BRETON (45 yrs)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Marihuana)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Ecstasy)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Hashish)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000.00
- Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon
Joseph TIMMERMANS (25 yrs)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Marihuana)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Ecstasy)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Hashish)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000.00
- Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon
As a result of further investigation by the Asset Forfeiture Unit, Marcel Breton has now been charged with:
Possession of Proceeds of Crime (9 counts).
Laundering of Proceeds of Crime (8 counts).
Police have seized a number of items that were found on the property including on and off road vehicles.
Marcel Breton will appear in court in Thunder Bay on the 22nd of October 2010 in relation to these new charges.
The Asset Forfeiture Units’ mandate is the identification, apprehension and prosecution of persons involved in all types of criminal activities. The Asset Forfeiture Unit assists with the identification, seizure, restraint and forfeiture of any Offence related Property and Proceeds of Crime in relation to any property, benefit or advantage derived from the commission of designated offences under Part XII.2 of the Criminal Code. The Unit also conducts investigations into Money Laundering.
The Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit consists of members from The O.P.P.- Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, The Thunder Bay Police Service, The R.C.M.P., The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and The Anishinabek Police Service.
