A loophole in Colorado’s marijuana laws has prompted a group of people to engage in a dark occupation involving money laundering. This June, 21 people were accused of illegally growing and distributing marijuana in Colorado. The investigation found that Chinese social media apps played an active role in the drug proceeds being laundered back to the United States.
Drug Trafficking Colludes With Chinese Money Laundering
It is a “money-laundering case with a side of marijuana,” the District Attorney of the 18th Judicial District John Kellner said on June 10 at a news conference in Centennial.The District Attorney’s office provided The Epoch Times with a 24-page grand Jury indictment in Arapahoe County showing that the DEA’s (Drug Enforcement Administration) five-year investigation revealed that “Chinese Money Laundering Organizations [CMLOs] had become the dominate money laundering mechanism utilized by drug trafficking organizations [DTOs] to launder their drug money through the U.S.”
