British Columbia (BC) has slapped money-transfer agency Silver International Investment with criminal charges for becoming a tool to transfer millions of dirty money to fund Chinese high rollers in casinos.

Charged before the court for five counts of laundering proceeds of a crime, possession of property obtained by crime, and failing to ascertain the identity of a client were Caixuan Qin and Jian Jun Zhu.

Silver International Investment also faces the same charges for allegedly allowing organized criminals to use them to funnel dirty cash, which Chinese VIP gamblers use in BC casinos.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) spokeswoman Natalia Houle confirmed that the Public Prosecution Service of Canada has laid charges against the respondents in relation to Project E-Pirate.