RCMP Says Dismantled Network Laundered Tens of Millions in Drug Money

Martine Fontaine of the RCMP responds to question during a news conference in Montreal on Oct. 21, 2014. At a news conference Feb. 12, 2019, the RCMP said a network of criminals in Montreal and Toronto collected and laundered money from Montreal criminal groups. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

MONTREAL—Authorities have laid charges against 17 people allegedly involved in an extensive international money laundering network with ties to organized crime.

At a news conference Tuesday, the RCMP said the network had cells in Montreal and Toronto that collected and laundered money from Montreal criminal groups.