Chinese Police Went ‘Missing’ for Hours in Vancouver, Trial of Former Mountie in China Interference Case Hears

Former RCMP officer William Majcher has pleaded not guilty as his trial begins.

William Majcher, a former RCMP officer, is pictured outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver as his trial got underway on April 20, 2026. The Canadian Press/Brenna Owen

Three Chinese police officials went “missing” for six hours while on an RCMP-escorted visit in Vancouver in 2018, raising concerns they could be involved in re-patriating people Beijing has targeted, a British Columbia Supreme Court trial was told on April 20.

The testimony came during the trial of former RCMP officer William Majcher, who has pleaded not guilty to allegations he helped Beijing in a scheme to “induce” a Chinese expat to turn himself over to China, where he was accused of financial crimes. His trial started on April 20.

Chinese Police in Vancouver

During the April 20 hearing, RCMP Supt. Peter Tsui said that in 2018, about 14 Chinese officers with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security were hosted by Canadian police in Vancouver and Toronto to work on “mutual files” related to fraud, money laundering, and “economic fugitives” cases.