Canada Premium ReportsHow CCP-Backed Money Launderers Exploit Canada’s Loopholes for Cartel OperationsOne of the primary money laundering methods used by Chinese criminal groups is the so-called Vancouver Model.CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailListenAdd to My ListSaveA container ship docked under gantry cranes at a port in Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl DyckBy Carolina Avendano|September 04, 2025Updated:September 04, 2025News AnalysisLast week, the U.S. Treasury Department issued an advisory that described Chinese money launderers as “vital” to cartel fentanyl trafficking, saying that from 2020 to 2024 US$312 billion was found to be linked to such activities.